Comments on: Germany and Poland 18 years later http://politicsandpress.com/2007/germany-and-poland-18-years-later/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:39:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: jeff http://politicsandpress.com/2007/germany-and-poland-18-years-later/#comment-144 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:27:40 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/germany-and-poland-18-years-later/#comment-144 Memories seem to have different lifetimes in different cultures. The Balkans still simmer over events in the 16th century and Turks and Armenians still get violent over events in 1915. But the Algerians and the French seem to have moved on from theit 20th century issues. Canadians can afford to be generous in their feelings toward their Simpson-family neighbors because we have not bombed them. Yet. Memories seem to have different lifetimes in different cultures. The Balkans still simmer over events in the 16th century and Turks and Armenians still get violent over events in 1915. But the Algerians and the French seem to have moved on from theit 20th century issues.

Canadians can afford to be generous in their feelings toward their Simpson-family neighbors because we have not bombed them. Yet.

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