How is my comment "factually wrong on many levels"? You didn't show any of my statements as false, you just added additional context. So you say: >Other than t

How is my comment "factually wrong on many levels"? You didn't show any of my statements as false, you just added additional context. So you say: >Other than that: Germany was in advanced talks with multiple suppliers way earlier than most EU countries in Summer 2020, was able to spend more and even got offered priority supply from Biontech (which only supplies Germany and Turkey directly, all other countries are supplied through Pfizer). Chancellor Merkel specifically ordered these talks and procurement efforts to be stopped, so that in solidarity with other EU countries procurement would be centralized by the EU (which then did everything wrong without politicians, also German politicians, intervening). How does the above negate that German politicians were the first in EU to say they'll procure the vaccine by themselves few weeks after the EU procurement deliveries started? You talk about what happened directly after the end of EU talks. I talk about stuff that happened weeks later when it was apparent German-led EU effort was botched. Also I talk about it being "German led" not because U. Vdl happens to be German, but because first, it was a German's idea everyone agreed to, second I've heard they were given a leading role in the talks no doubt due to their prior involvement with the companies you mentioned(this may or may not be true as it is an unofficial information - names of 7 people from the so called Joint Negotiation Team have been kept secret by the commission despite multiple requests from the journalists, Eu Parliament members etc.) Now, looking at the whole situation a cynic could say - Germany was very involved in talks with manufacturers, but they were worried the rest of EU will start a bidding war with them so they got everyone involved in the " botched common procurement scheme" to finish their negotiations in peace. Then they cancelled their own already negotiated contract to show everyone they are serious. Fast forward to few weeks later. It becomes apparent common procurement is a botched job. Every other country has to consider if they want to start individual procurement negotiations while Germany has an already negotiated contract template they can pull out of a drawer. Is it an accurate description of intentions? Who knows, but based on the actions one could think that. German (federal) state actions annoy so many people elsewhere not because they are egoistic, but because at the same time as being self interest centered they are constantly telling other countries how greatly altruistic they are. Hypocrisy is what annoys people. Every democracy on earth treats its own citizens as priority - that is unsurprising. Not many of them, however, lecture neighbors on altruistic values while at the same time being the same as everyone else.