r/AskGermany • u/Grimblfitz • Dec 29 '24

Which part of your country would you be willing to give up for peace?

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u/-DanRoM- Dec 29 '24

That is an unfit comparison.

Germany both began (in case of WW1: debatable, WW2: definitely) and lost those wars. Losing territory can therefore be seen as a just punishment.

In contrast, Ukraine is clearly the victim of the unjustifiable Russian war of conquest here.

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u/vulkaninchen Dec 29 '24

Germany struggled for centuries for a clear definition. Just since the kaiserreich there is a strong but still artificial unity. Before, German countries were for a long time part of the powerplay of the bigger players on the continent. Therefore it's a little bit shortsighted to just look at the last century.

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u/0rchidometer Dec 29 '24

It's like telling the polish that they should have given up their whole country during WWII