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Re:How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike sho... by matt-p on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @05:48PM (#43638389)
It wasn't a criticism of Germany at all, just that I think alot happened there that was special politically with the east and west, support for reunified Germany was massive, it's just therefore a bit hard to say what would of happened if after the war it was lumped with huge debt and ignored.
Re:How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike sho... by foobarian on Thursday April 10, 2025 @08:18AM (#43643072)
Not being allowed a real military, protected by US resources instead, means a huge amount of investment freed up for the civilian sector (similar to Japan/Italy to some extent)