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Like what? In Germany? Like beeing an economic power house? Or our universal healthcare? Free Education/Universities? Our extremely low level corruption? The fu

• mschuster91 9y ago
  We in Germany do enjoy a quite nice life, but look over the border (e.g. Greece, or if that's too far away, Italy) and the situation looks way different. Germany has massively risen in power, both political and economical. This is partially due to political mismanagement/corruption (esp. Eastern Europe), but a huge part of the growth of Germany results out of the loss that has been paid in poorer Europe. And, surprise, both foreign countries and the German left do not like this.
  • Diederich 9y ago
    Interesting; can you expand on this or perhaps cite a link if you have a moment? Thank you.
  • Ralfp 9y ago
    > This is partially due to political mismanagement/corruption (esp. Eastern Europe) That, and conflict in which aggressor aimed to physically destroy our population followed by half of century of being colony for USSR also had its part in our economies. When 90's finally came we had few people that remembered democracy and even less businesses that could kickstart our economies, only massive debts inherited from communist goverments.
• kafkaesq 9y ago
  Should Merkel not talk to Putin and Erdogan? I suspect that on a certain animalistic level, the "message" that the protestors want to get across (to Merkel and people at her level) is, basically: "Do what you have to do. But don't pretend to feel that there's anything dignified and civilized about it."