I have no negativity towards Germany. I have quite a fondness for the country and its people. What I dislike is the utter hypocrisy in the German popular discourse that masquerades as some sort of virtuous enlightenment.
No, I have not. The fact is that Merkel made no effort to coordinate the foreign and climate aspects of her energy policy when she initiated the nuclear phase-out. Indeed, until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, natural gas – of which Russia provided 39% - played a key role in German energy plans through
2035.
While renewable energy has replaced much of the declining nuclear capacity, gas and coal remain stubborn contributors. Merkel had no problem phasing out German nuclear energy and building the Nord Stream to Russia, circumventing other EU members. The U.S. was the first to slap sanctions on Russia, which are more comprehensive than those of the EU, as the latter conveniently excludes Russian gas.
You have a disturbing disposition to bend and sway whichever way the hot air from Clinton and Merkel blows. Both are virtuous reincarnations of Jeanne d’Arc, of course, and neither would ever twist facts or play to their audiences…
As for this thread, it was created as a dumping ground for you, so as usual the topic is whatever suits your fancy…
I was wondering what this fun fact had to do with the price of rice. But I suppose this is your way of claiming that the German contribution to
Desert Storm over a generation ago is grounds to excuse Germany from the 2% agreed-upon defense spending target, and to gift it nuclear weapons…
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