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  Re: An armed society...
 
(...) the (...) Prior to WWII Germany was in debt to france for reparations from WWI. It was also in the midst of a huge economic crisis. It was literally cheaper to burn money than it was to buy coal. -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: An armed society...
 
(...) Maybe I am sticking my nose where it does not belong, but I find it unlikely that countries with insurmountable debt are the only countries that would be inclined to invade other countries. As I understand it, prior to WW2, most nations were (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: An armed society...
 
(...) I'm quite glad you dropped in. A debate isn't a debate unless different viewpoints are expressed, right? :-) (...) Agreed, for the generality of cases. (...) Perhaps you are neglecting the importance of the markets open for each country: (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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