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sarisataka

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5. It is a bit misleading to say they are "rearming"

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 03:15 PM

Jun 29

Both countries have militaries that are arguably in the ten most powerful in the world.

The change is more how they are perceived and greater willingness to deploy their military power.

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Germany and Japan Are Rearming Again, 80 Years After World War II [View all] Coventina Jun 29 OP

Be of good cheer. It's still a democracy-fascism split, but everyone's switched sides. /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 29 #1

Hard to be cheerful when WE are on the wrong side. wnylib Jun 29 #4

Britain and Canada might beg to differ about "everyone" (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 29 #7

Noted, I paint with too broad a brush bucolic_frolic Jun 29 #11

With the REPUBLICANS in power I can NOT blame them to rearm. dave99 Jun 29 #2

They have no choice. dalton99a Jun 29 #3

It is a bit misleading to say they are "rearming" sarisataka Jun 29 #5

Certainly in Japan's case...but Germany had allowed rot to set in with low budgets EX500rider Jun 29 #6

That is why I included arguably sarisataka Jun 29 #10

"Bound by mutual opposition to the United States" DavidDvorkin Jun 29 #8

I do not blame them at all. ("I, for one, welcome our new overlords.") QueerDuck Jun 29 #9