Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“The man likely to be Germany’s next chancellor has decided to smash a little history. Friedrich Merz announced that Germany would dramatically increase its spending on defense, and that it would significantly increase its deficit spending to do so. … for Germany in particular, such a move marks an important moment in its freedom from a Nazi past. The Third Reich came to power in part by taking advantage of the despair created by the rampant inflation of the 1920s. It then militarized the nation and started World War II. Ever since its defeat, these have been two cardinal points in the modern German mentality – extreme caution to be financially prudent and avoid military might.” (03/07/25)
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0307/Germany-jumps-mental-hurdles