@grumpygerman2.bsky.social
Retired lecturer, trade unionist, born German, naturalised Brit, European by outlook
MAGA can't afford and doesn't want another election. They are trying to provoke a situation where they can suspend elections. His stooges on the Supreme Court will help him.
June 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
MAGA can't afford and doesn't want another election. They are trying to provoke a situation where they can suspend elections. His stooges on the Supreme Court will help him.
People like Starmer and his gang haven't made their careers by rocking boats. They will bow to power and bide their time in the hope that the worst will bypass them. That's how they become complicit.
April 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
People like Starmer and his gang haven't made their careers by rocking boats. They will bow to power and bide their time in the hope that the worst will bypass them. That's how they become complicit.
Yes, they do because it's the only way for them to protect their wealth and acquire more. The demographic shift might lead to a government that taxes them, stops fossil fuels, and expands people's rights. Republicans think they're entitled to rule by diktat if needs be.
April 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Yes, they do because it's the only way for them to protect their wealth and acquire more. The demographic shift might lead to a government that taxes them, stops fossil fuels, and expands people's rights. Republicans think they're entitled to rule by diktat if needs be.
Of course they claim that they will stay the course. It's a shakedown. They'll make individual deals which will extort favours, privileges, and anything Agent Orange fancies for himself and his loyal minions.
April 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Of course they claim that they will stay the course. It's a shakedown. They'll make individual deals which will extort favours, privileges, and anything Agent Orange fancies for himself and his loyal minions.
What I find annoying is all these journalists writing about the issue without checking what French law actually says. In France, embezzlement of public money by elected officials leads to being barred from standing for office for five years. There's nothing "political" about her sentence.
April 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
What I find annoying is all these journalists writing about the issue without checking what French law actually says. In France, embezzlement of public money by elected officials leads to being barred from standing for office for five years. There's nothing "political" about her sentence.
Neither of them has friends. They have temporary allies.
March 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Neither of them has friends. They have temporary allies.
Ist Poschardt nicht derjenige, der denkt Milei sei wunderbar? Anstatt etwas herauszugeben sollte er besser in eine Gummizelle...
February 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ist Poschardt nicht derjenige, der denkt Milei sei wunderbar? Anstatt etwas herauszugeben sollte er besser in eine Gummizelle...
Er ist immer nur so lange für die Meinungsfreiheit bis Kritik an ihm geübt wird. Da hört die Meinungsfreiheit auf.
February 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Er ist immer nur so lange für die Meinungsfreiheit bis Kritik an ihm geübt wird. Da hört die Meinungsfreiheit auf.
Kann schon sein, aber ich nehme erstmal an, dass die Falschen aus dem Fenster stürzen.
February 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Kann schon sein, aber ich nehme erstmal an, dass die Falschen aus dem Fenster stürzen.
Wir wissen doch von anderen Staaten, wie diese Lügenfabrik funktioniert. Kann man da außer Händeringen wirklich nichts tun, oder besteht da kein politischer Wille?
February 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Wir wissen doch von anderen Staaten, wie diese Lügenfabrik funktioniert. Kann man da außer Händeringen wirklich nichts tun, oder besteht da kein politischer Wille?
Well, they're trying to tap into the same funding as Reform. Climate change denial, racism, misogyny, and authoritarianism go hand in hand. Mrs Badenoch seems to be blissfully unaware that she's treading a dangerous path.
February 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Well, they're trying to tap into the same funding as Reform. Climate change denial, racism, misogyny, and authoritarianism go hand in hand. Mrs Badenoch seems to be blissfully unaware that she's treading a dangerous path.
Milei ist der argentinische President, ein Clown wie Trump. Ich nehme mal an, dass die AfD "besser" plaziert ist als die FDP. Ich würde wohl eher für eine Partei im "Minusbereich" stimmen, weil die wenigstens nicht völlig bescheuert sind.
February 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Milei ist der argentinische President, ein Clown wie Trump. Ich nehme mal an, dass die AfD "besser" plaziert ist als die FDP. Ich würde wohl eher für eine Partei im "Minusbereich" stimmen, weil die wenigstens nicht völlig bescheuert sind.
I think Ionesco's Rhinoceros should be on the stage/screen more often.
February 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I think Ionesco's Rhinoceros should be on the stage/screen more often.
He's rolling the lawn for a complete U-turn in US policy, of which Vance's speech in Munich was a first step: he is trying to sell his MAGA cult the EU as enemy and Putin as an ally. Fact-checking is useless as far as Trump is concerned: his followers will believe what he tells them.
February 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
He's rolling the lawn for a complete U-turn in US policy, of which Vance's speech in Munich was a first step: he is trying to sell his MAGA cult the EU as enemy and Putin as an ally. Fact-checking is useless as far as Trump is concerned: his followers will believe what he tells them.
Subservience to the US doesn't look like a bride to me, rather like a bridgehead. Maybe de Gaulle was right after all...
February 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Subservience to the US doesn't look like a bride to me, rather like a bridgehead. Maybe de Gaulle was right after all...
I've heard this nonsense about deregulation for decades. What is it that businesses want to do which would break current laws? Why should we let them?
February 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I've heard this nonsense about deregulation for decades. What is it that businesses want to do which would break current laws? Why should we let them?
One of Vance's statements was correct: the US and Europe no longer share the same values. Everything else was lies and distortions aimed at intimidating what once were allies. America First is quickly turning into America Alone.
February 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
One of Vance's statements was correct: the US and Europe no longer share the same values. Everything else was lies and distortions aimed at intimidating what once were allies. America First is quickly turning into America Alone.
Evidence is irrelevant. Trumpists believe what the capo tells them.
February 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Evidence is irrelevant. Trumpists believe what the capo tells them.
Because they never had any ideas as to what to do with the power they got. They just thought of themselves as more competent managers but never questioned the dominant paradigm. They quite clearly are also unable to learn from the experience of their brethren in other countries.
February 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Because they never had any ideas as to what to do with the power they got. They just thought of themselves as more competent managers but never questioned the dominant paradigm. They quite clearly are also unable to learn from the experience of their brethren in other countries.
Why negotiate with a man who breaks any agreement when it suits him?
February 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Why negotiate with a man who breaks any agreement when it suits him?
I've seen Qbitleryouth...
February 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I've seen Qbitleryouth...
Ohne die Kooperation erst der Konservativen und dann des ganzen bürgerlichen Lagers wäre das Hitler Regime auch nicht möglich gewesen. Damals hatten sie vielleicht noch eine Ausrede...
February 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ohne die Kooperation erst der Konservativen und dann des ganzen bürgerlichen Lagers wäre das Hitler Regime auch nicht möglich gewesen. Damals hatten sie vielleicht noch eine Ausrede...
Das wird ihnen doch durch Politiker und Medien ständig bestätigt. War hier in England genauso beim Brexit: Wo sie Ausländer nur vom Fernsehen kannten, wussten sie am meisten über die Probleme, die Ausländer schaffen, und deren Ausmaß.
February 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Das wird ihnen doch durch Politiker und Medien ständig bestätigt. War hier in England genauso beim Brexit: Wo sie Ausländer nur vom Fernsehen kannten, wussten sie am meisten über die Probleme, die Ausländer schaffen, und deren Ausmaß.
I don't think it's any different from other countries. Everywhere the rich are extracting wealth and their media are telling voters that the problem are those born somewhere else and those in need of public assistance. People believe it, hoping that there will be more for themselves. They need hope.
February 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I don't think it's any different from other countries. Everywhere the rich are extracting wealth and their media are telling voters that the problem are those born somewhere else and those in need of public assistance. People believe it, hoping that there will be more for themselves. They need hope.