[sickoflibs]

RE :”That’s the problem.”

Pretty small one in the scheme of things.

Germany's seem to have gotten the last laugh being Europe's banker.

I can imagine where many Japanese imagine back to the day when their small country could invade China. Its natural.

[lbryce]

Look. I didn't make any claim as if he drew blood or something. It was the essence of a simple word game, the succinct and pithy way he responded. We're not talking about him having lobbed your head off in some jousting match. If it makes you feel better, I apologize for whatever it is you seem upset about.

[Olog-hai]

Take note of what Bernard Connolly said about this:

The third battle is even more titanic; it has gained in intensity since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the longed-for collapse of the Yalta carve-up of Europe. It is the battle for control of the European superstate, in which French technocrats confront German federalists, both sides claiming to fight under the banner of Charlemagne. The “collateral damage” from this battle lies mainly in the future, but it could be ghastly. …

Anyone who fights in the name of Charlemagne is fighting in the name of a particular “Reich”, remember.