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Old 25-09-2017, 08:45   #14
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Re: Disaster for Merkel?

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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
Remember that old saying of history often repeats itself as one hopes we never slide down that road ever again in our lifetimes.
I recall making that point here a few years ago and I still think a great many people don't believe it can happen again which is in itself a dangerous situation. Sadly, it most definitely can and the fact that it's been simmering away under the surface since the end of WWII escapes an increasing number of people whose lives weren't touched by those terrible events and who seem to be almost in denial about the possibility of WWIII.

For the most part it's our politicians who're in many cases letting their short term political ambitions and insatiable egos get in the way of acknowledging what's going on in front of their eyes. It's much easier for them to choose to believe their own rhetoric and pay lip service to the problem than accept the mistakes they've made which have led to the resentment and set about putting them right.
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