Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "US plans to relocate troops from Germany to Poland | DW News" video.

@meganh9460 The difference between 1939 and now is that Germany is a genuine democracy now, even clearly surpassing your precious Murica in the rankings. Russia, despite their token efforts to democratize, remains an authoritarian regime, of course, but as long as we stand firm, they can nibble only at their weaker neighbours, the former Soviet republics.
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@meganh9460 For your information, democracies and republics are not in the least bit mutually exclusive. In fact, the top 10 most democratic countries are a mixture of constitutional monarchies and republics. And why wouldn't a modern democracy be able to evolve? You're suggesting that your founding fathers and their ambivalence towards democracy limit your democratic potential. That's tantamount to admitting that 18th-century thinking holds back a 21st-century society. There's your ultimate sadness.
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@ricardosoto5770 True, Germany let their guard down and moral rot has set in in the US, but I wouldn't overestimate the military strength of Russia either. They're struggling with manpower shortages and they're failing at compensating for them by modernizing their kit. Russia risks falling even further behind as China is increasingly supplying arms to Russia's traditional customers. Without foreign customers, Russia can't afford costly weapons programs. I fully understand why the Poles want US troops on their soil. You said it yourself, Battlefield Europe moved from Germany to Poland when the USSR collapsed.
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@meganh9460 Again, republics and democracies aren't either-or. I have been a republican and a democrat from birth, just not in the American sense (thank heavens). If it was about staying power, your founding fathers should've opted for a monarchy. Monarchies did have their glitches -- Britain, France and the Netherlands make good examples -- but royal rule was the norm in those days. I studies history and politics, so yes, I've read a 18th-century diary or two. And that's relevant, why?
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