Poland plans to seek $1.3T in reparations from Germany for WWII

Re:Poland plans to seek $1.3T in reparations from Germany fo... by RicoElectrico on Friday September 02, 2022 @01:48PM (#32693647)

I would not read into it much more than international policy for internal propaganda. They know it's not gonna succeed.

Why do they come up with this right now? Their poll ratings are slipping, following Odra river ecological disaster and huge inflation - and these are only their latest screwups. Many social groups traditionally in favor of PiS are becoming mad at the government. They have their "iron electorate" that will vote them no matter what, but this does not give them majority.

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Re:Poland plans to seek $1.3T in reparations from Germany fo... by nindalf on Friday September 02, 2022 @03:22PM (#32694779)

I guess every political party has a reliable, ready-made distraction for their mistakes. In India the classic distraction is Pakistan. Why are you complaining about potholes on the street outside when our soldiers are fighting on the Siachen glacier? You don't see them complaining!

I thought it couldn't get dumber than that but the Polish version seems worse.

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Re:Poland plans to seek $1.3T in reparations from Germany fo... by fenek on Friday September 02, 2022 @02:54PM (#32694497)

They didn't come up with this now. The report has been in the works for years.

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Re:Poland plans to seek $1.3T in reparations from Germany fo... by JanSt on Friday September 02, 2022 @02:58PM (#32694538)

The same group presented a report asking for $1tn in 2019. They come up with this whenever they need a distraction or same angry voters.

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