There's a joke online now that says the Germans want very much to confirm with other countries whether these countries want Germany to rearm and then march into Poland to fend off Russia.
Because that's exactly what Germany did during World War II.
Though the whole of Europe is counting on Germany.
But Germany right now really can't rise up.
Even the reconstruction of its military industry is fraught with difficulties.
As an old industrialized nation, Germany isn't short of workers, but the high energy prices have become a roadblock.
The capitalists have realized, since they need to produce military goods to support Ukraine,
rather than using expensive energy and costly labor themselves, and paying hefty fees to various environmental organizations.
They might as well just import parts from other countries, assemble them in Germany and sell them.
How could this not count as being produced in Germany itself.
