No One Ever Said Life Was Fair...

The Treaty Versailles... Some say it was too harsh, others too lenient. So what do I think? Well, I know that in a way, nothing's ever fair. It wasn't fair that the hare lost the race to the turtle, it wasn't fair that the wicked witch had to die for Snowwhite's happily ever after. Still we see these things as right, why? Because past events change how we judge what happens now. So back to my initial question. To show both sides of the arguments, I'm going to portray myself in the 'unfair' opinion and in the 'fair' idea. This is to fully understand all sides and to be able to stand confidently behind my answer.

Unfair Opinion

What did Germany get, or have taken, because of the Treaty of Versailles? Well, a 33 billion dollar forced-to-pay fine for starters (Rule #233). And because that wasn't enough, the victors had to humiliate Germany further by not only downsizing every aspect of their military, which includes the number of total soldiers (Rule #159), the navy and even how much to have of which devices (Rule #181), they have to put foreign soldiers on German land (Rule #428). While we're talking about the rules, Rule #231 clearly states that Germany AND her allies will take full responsibility for what happened. Still, only Germany had to pay. Where is the fairness in that? Now that we're in 2012, look back and think how different the world would be without World War II? This treaty triggered the rise of Adolf Hitler... But that's a whole other story.

Fair Opinion

The total number of deaths in World War I was over 35 million. No amount of money can bring back all those lives, but it can bring back the cities and towns that where so thoroughly affected. This wasn't to spite Germany, this was justice to people who had lost so much. Every rule that included the German military was made so that something like this would be prevented from happening again soon. I know what you're thinking: World War II, but how can the victors possibly take responsibility for that? The hatred towards the Jews was a bomb, waiting to explode. Anyone could have struck the match; it wouldn't have made a difference. To address the claims that Germany was treated unfairly and should have split the blame with its allies, didn't the Germans do the exact same thing? They singled out the Jews and blamed them. In my eyes, justice has been done.

So now to sum up my answer to the questions I've asked; the rabbit and the hare, Snow-White and the Wicked Witch and most importantly, the Treaty of Versailles. No, I don't think these decisions were fair, but that doesn't mean they weren't right. Now you have something to think about for the rest of the day.

- Kamilla 3A :P