Nemačka - sve sto želite da znate a ne smete da pitate Filipenka

Papa Lazarou wrote:I pišite više "beli hrišćanski terorizam", koji kurac više, hajde da nazovemo stvari njihovim pravim imenom.

Polipe, izvoli.

Using the word "Islamic," a reference to the religion, in the same breath as "terrorism" could be seen by Muslims as an affront to their faith and actually play into the terrorists' "clash of civilizations" narrative -- reasons why President Barack Obama assiduously avoided the combination during his presidency.

Papa Lazarou wrote:I pišite više "beli hrišćanski terorizam", koji kurac više, hajde da nazovemo stvari njihovim pravim imenom.

Polipe, izvoli.

Papa Lazarou wrote:Dovoljno si pametan da skontaš smisao mog shitposta.

“Macgregor also described the German cultural concept of Vergangenheitsbewältigung, which seeks to "cope with the past" & confront the atrocities the country committed in World War II, as a "sick mentality" & he downplayed the country's Nazi history...”1/3 https://t.co/OB4rboEiyu

— C. Stelzenmüller (@ConStelz) August 4, 2020

“... And Germany played a critical role in central Europe in terms of defending the serving Western civilization. ...,’ Macgregor said in 2018.” 3/3

Expect interesting debate in Germany about this.

But I can think of at least one German party that will be thrilled.

— C. Stelzenmüller (@ConStelz) August 4, 2020

Outrage in Germany as US senators threaten "crushing" sanctions on port over Nord Stream 2
Gas Security
Die Welt / WirtschaftsWoche / Tagesspiegel

Three Republican senators have threatened the US will impose "crushing legal and economic sanctions" on the port of Sassnitz on the German Baltic Sea over the construction of the controversial gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, Daniel Wetzel reports for Die Welt. Senators Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Ron Johnson sent a letter to the port's management, saying the sanctions would be "obligatory" and had to be applied with full force. Sassnitz port is a key logistics hub for the nearly complete pipeline project that connects Germany with Russia and which has been heavily criticised by the US government for allegedly increasing European dependence on Russian fossil fuels. The senators warned the port authorities that continuing to host Russian construction vessels and move or store materials for the pipeline would "destroy the financial survival of your business," Wetzel writes. The senators also threatened managers and shareholders of the port individually, saying they would no longer be allowed to travel to the US and that all assets "in our area of responsibility” would be frozen. The Republican lawmakers reiterated US government claims that Nord Stream 2 is a "severe threat to the national security of the USA" and argue that both parties in the US Congress are determined to prevent the project's completion so that "these threats never materialise."

Michael Harms, head of the German Eastern Business Association, told the magazine WirtschaftsWoche that the bilateral crisis had to be solved diplomatically, but added that, "in the end, countersanctions mustn't be a taboo. This is about German and European sovereignty." He said there should be a European "protective shield" for companies affected by the sanctions and urged the German government to advocate EU sanctions, if no other solution can be found.

The state minister in Germany's foreign ministry, Niels Annen, told the newspaper Tagesspiegel that the letter's "tone and content" were "completely inappropriate." Annen said the government had signalled "to our American partner" that it regards the threat of sanctions to be intolerable, arguing that Europe would make itself susceptible to "blackmail" if does not counter US actions. Manuela Schwesig, state premier of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where Sassnitz is located, said the senators' letter was “unacceptable" and assured that the state would continue with the project. "I expect the federal government to also vehemently reject these attempts at blackmailing," Schwesig added.

The pipeline project that runs parallel to the existing Nord Stream 1 connection has been controversial also within Europe, where especially Germany's eastern neighbours criticised it as a bid to circumvent their territory in energy trading. It has also been repeatedly challenged by environmental groups, who also argue that alternative imports of liquid natural gas (LNG), as demanded by the US, have little room in Germany's energy transition. Germany has sought to allay fears by making guarantees that Poland and Ukraine do not stand to lose out from the pipeline while Russia has signalled that Nord Stream 2 also could become an important route for hydrogen trading with Europe.

Germany’s Greens Are Neoliberals With Bicycles


Germany's Green Party is polling in first place for September's federal election, spurring hopes of real action on the climate. But in the run-up to the vote, the party's leaders have spared no effort in boasting of their "pro-business" credentials — and their record in regional government shows they'll never challenge polluting corporations.

Berlin (dpa) - The latest Forsa poll on voting intentions for Germany’s parliamentary elections suggests the centre-right coalition of the Christian Democrats and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) has further extended its lead over the Greens.

The poll, which was commissioned by RTL and ntv and published on Wednesday, has the CDU/CSU on 27 per cent - an increase of two points - while the Greens share fell two points to 22 per cent. All other parties remain unchanged compared with last week’s figures. These suggest the SPD and FDP would come in at 14 per cent, the AfD at 9 and the Linke (Left Party) at 6.

The polling began on June 1 and lasted through Monday.

If the figures were to translate into real votes in September’s election, three government combinations would be possible: CDU/CSU/Greens;  A so-called traffic light coalition of Greens, SPD and FDP; and a coalition of CDU/CSU, SPD and FDP.

The lead of the Greens' candidate for chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, against her rivals Armin Laschet and Olaf Scholz has narrowed. Compared with the previous week, she lost three percentage points and comes in at 21 per cent. Laschet now stands at 20 per cent (plus 1), and Scholz’s standing has risen to 16 per cent (plus 2).

In the Sunday trend, which is compiled by the polling institute Insa for the "Bild am Sonntag” newspaper, the CDU and CSU came to 26 per cent last weekend, with the Greens at 21 per cent.

“I find it noteworthy that we are now much more solid supporters of the trans-Atlantic alliance as a party than [Ms. Merkel’s] Christian Democrats,” @SLagodinsky said.https://t.co/SMZDX3GyUv

— Bojan Pancevski (@bopanc) August 11, 2021