Germany’s election winner pledges ‘independence from US’
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The alternative to NATO is the EU, which is also a defensive alliance, does not include the US and has a lot of power outside of military matters. The only larger downside is that the UK is not a member, but other then that it is a much better tool.
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CDU alone got about 22% of the votes. CDU+CSU got 29%.
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Maybe I will end up disappointed then. I just hope to see Europe standing on its own two feet if the US has no interest in Europe anymore. And I hope to see Europe continuing to back Ukraine.
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I just hope to see Europe standing on its own two feet if the US has no interest in Europe anymore.
I doubt that Merz will do too much in this regard unless forced to, as he is in the pocket of his former employer, BlackRock, a US based investment firm.
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If he means it, it is good. But it can't mean dependence from China or Russia.
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Oh, you're one of those kinds of people.
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Well, shit. I will just follow the news and hope for the best while expecting the worst.
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For all intents and purposes, they are the same party. We're just (for utterly occult reasons) humouring Bavarians who want to feel special.
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An alternative that both USA and RUS are now trying to fight with no success.
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I don't unfortunately. It's hard to break into the nuances without knowing German. I hope I'm wrong, but there's going to be more radicalization before your guys next election.
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Boris Johnson
Yes, that's probably a solid comparison. They are kinda similar. Just without the goofy behavior and even less charisma. And Merz is (thankfully) very strongly pro-EU.
