Could Germany justify rearming?

In light of recent events, could Germany justify rearming itself? They are the 4th largest economy in the world (dwarfed by US and China of course)and they are the predominant power in the EU, so just throwing this out there, not trying to start a conspiracy theory or anything either but it's something I've been wondering. I know there are treaties out there but what if they could be nullified?

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RocktheHouse · M

Germany has a history of electing a dangerous dictator - Hitler who started the world's worst war so I believe we should be very cautious about an armed Germany especially with Nazi sympathizers within the country and their dependency on Russia. Who knows? 10 years from now, Germany may be pro-Russia.

spjennifer · 56-60, T

@RocktheHouse Germany is in the process of huge changes, they have accepted a lot of refugees over the last 10 years or so and they have the 4th largest economy in the world so who knows what they can do 10 years from now, they could be predominantly Muslim by then too...

DiStefano · 46-50, M

@RocktheHouse Germany has elected ONE dangerous dictator and that was Hitler (voted for by 33% of German voters in the last free elections in November 1932). And the German society and state were very different now. West Germany has had a democratic party system since 1949 and not a single right-wing government. Furthermore, individuals are not the same as then. We are not living anymore in 1945. We should not be stuck in the past and demonize another country forever, including those majority of Germans who have not even lived then.