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14. This kind of economic conflict did NOT lead to WWII. British and French guarantees of

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 03:25 AM

Apr 2012

Polish territorial integrity vis-a-vis the Danzig Corridor and Hitler's demand for German sovereignty over that same corridor lead to WWII. Economics had very little to do with the direct causes of WWII.

Am I missing something here? Onerous reparations were imposed on a defeated Germany by the Entente powers after Germany's defeat in World War I, but those reparations had pretty much stopped being an issue after the mid- to late 20s in Weimar Germany.

Now the causes of WWI are a whole different matter, if one accepts Lenin's analysis.

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For those who don't know what the "Greece" problem in Europe is about - here's the explanation [View all] Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 OP

The vast majority of the bonds were exchanged for a significant haircut. This is outdated info. dkf Apr 2012 #1

Outdated? By how much is it outdated? Did you read the full article? nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #4

The swap has gone through with CDS's triggered. dkf Apr 2012 #7

This kind of economic conflict lead to WWII. It could happen again. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #13

This kind of economic conflict did NOT lead to WWII. British and French guarantees of coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #14

Yes. This kind of economic depression and class differences lead to the rise of Hitler. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #27

I think you are confusing chronological proximity with coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #28

Having lived in Germany and Austria and having discussed this JDPriestly Apr 2012 #29

I would never disparage social history and its various media (such as oral coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #32

Have you read The Lost City by John Gunther? JDPriestly Apr 2012 #33

Have not read that specific work by Gunther. I have read some of his coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #34

The new Standard Strategy of the 1% bongbong Apr 2012 #21

As for the Greek hair stylist... justice1 Apr 2012 #11

With no funds in govt, since they weren't collecting taxes as they ought to have been. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #20

So it's only hedge funds that are holding Greek debt? Sounds like baloney to me. badtoworse Apr 2012 #2

Higher sales taxes? I hope they cheat on that. Zalatix Apr 2012 #3

Greece has already collapsed. This is what an orderly collapse looks like. banned from Kos Apr 2012 #6

Greece is not the problem for the EU that they make it out to be... Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #5

Read above...the debts are now mostly held by European taxpayers. dkf Apr 2012 #8

Yes and no. badtoworse Apr 2012 #9

The Problem Is The Solution DallasNE Apr 2012 #10

I'm the furthest thing from an economist the world has ever seen, however... Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #25

The expectation of being repaid is an absolutely essential element of any lending arrangement. badtoworse Apr 2012 #26

Not really, Greek tax cheats are mostly the uber wealthy because they have political control. fasttense Apr 2012 #17

They may have a larger impact because they have more income badtoworse Apr 2012 #18

I completely agree. Greece has been a paradise for the mega-rich. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #22

Wasn't that the point of the CIA intervention and the Junta in '67? leveymg Apr 2012 #23

Same old story: the rich versus a true people's democracy, but, of course, Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #24

Also, Greece can't be allowed to default kenny blankenship Apr 2012 #12

And if there's not enough thistle and roadkill, they can always fall coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #15

Any debt that cannot be repaid will not be repaid, and that is a tsuki Apr 2012 #16

Apparently, Greece was collecting a minutiae in taxes, and that's the way the country was run - Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #19

Greece's tax collections were not far out of line with the rest of the Eurozone. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #30

Could you post the chart? It was inadvertently left out. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #31