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From: Niklas Karlsson <nikke.karlsson@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Democracy
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Date: 5 Oct 2024 08:31:04 GMT
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On 2024-10-04, Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Who knows what might have happened but in 1952 Stalin proposed reuniting 
>> Germany with Germany becoming a neutral state not aligned with either 
>> side. Adenauer turned down the offer ensuring over 30 years of misery for 
>> the east. As one of my links pointed out reintegrating the east is still a 
>> problem. 
>> 
> Probably wise not to take the offer. Stalin wold have bribed his way to
> controlling a united Germany, just like Putin is doing now in the US and
> several EU countries.

At the very least Finlandization style, yes, very likely.

Niklas
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