[HanaShiratori]

Why would anyone, especially a large group spontaneously change one of their core beliefs? Don't you need some kind of trigger event to enforce the change of mind?

[posix86]

Yes, but in the case of Germany, it wasn't the case that the German government and societal structures changed their beliefs; they were replaced.

[pvg]

People have been wondering since that time a Wookiee lived on Endor.

[HanaShiratori]

Sorry what? I guess I don't get what you're saying

[pvg]

I didn't get what you were asking either!

[HanaShiratori]

Oh OK sorry I'm not a native English speaker so I might not chose the right words.

I was asking who spontaneously changes their mind without any event that would trigger such a change? If I believe in something, why would I have any motivation to change it if everything is running well / as planned?

[pvg]

Oh it's mostly a figure of speech - the point was that Germans 'changing their mind' was not anything close to 'spontaneous' despite the fact most of it was, over the long term, arduously accomplished by Germans themselves.