The West Germans who used to own the houses were typically not victims of fascism as this was only done for property confiscated by the East German government. Most of them were people who abandoned their property when they decided to move to West Germany.
After the annexation their relatives, many of whom had never even lived in Germany, suddenly had a better claim to the homes than the East Germans who had bought, paid for, maintained and lived in them for decades had.
I am actually pass German, and did a lot of work within that context.
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Really doesn't read as property acquired after 1964. If in that debate you ignore the complexities and historical settings you are dangerously reducing the arguments and - in German context - give Nazis and Ewiggestrigen (eternally past glory people) an argument why they should try to get property back.
Which is not bad esp. when it were jewish, socialist, roma and sinti, or gay/queer people who owned the house before Nazis expropriated them.
Of course there ought to be a mechanism of equalization no matter the system.
The vast majority of houses aren't built before 1949, though.
The West Germans who used to own the houses were typically not victims of fascism as this was only done for property confiscated by the East German government. Most of them were people who abandoned their property when they decided to move to West Germany.
After the annexation their relatives, many of whom had never even lived in Germany, suddenly had a better claim to the homes than the East Germans who had bought, paid for, maintained and lived in them for decades had.
I am actually pass German, and did a lot of work within that context.
Really doesn't read as property acquired after 1964. If in that debate you ignore the complexities and historical settings you are dangerously reducing the arguments and - in German context - give Nazis and Ewiggestrigen (eternally past glory people) an argument why they should try to get property back.