I don't think that applies anymore these days. I am from Poland and culturally I have more in common with most Germans than with many of my compatriots. And my

I don't think that applies anymore these days. I am from Poland and culturally I have more in common with most Germans than with many of my compatriots. And my point is that the idea of "their piece of earth" is outdated. Apart from silliness and unnecessary politicians it leads to real problems, like countries deciding that they will burn oil and coal on "their piece of earth" and not care about climate catastrophe at all.