> Germany does not have a great track record as a military super power. They were never really a super power, they were just very fast (i.e. tactically and str

> Germany does not have a great track record as a military super power. They were never really a super power, they were just very fast (i.e. tactically and strategically strong, but in absolute terms not amazing). This changed as things went on, due to good engineering and solid use of resources. They are still well-known for good engineering and the culture that goes along with it and they've moved on ideologically from the problematic past they had. It is not something endemic in Germans that makes it so that whenever they have power they must devolve into fascism. Current day Germany is a fine example of this, because they already have a large amount of (economic) power.