Lazy ad hominem with total lack of rhetoric or reason is 'impressive' by HN standards. In the meantime, here are some more actual facts: German/European depen

Lazy ad hominem with total lack of rhetoric or reason is 'impressive' by HN standards. In the meantime, here are some more actual facts: German/European dependence on Russian Energy [1] 'Foreign Policy' articulation of the problem, with specific reference to Germany, and their intransigence on supporting sanctions directly as a result of their energy policy [2] Germany Energy Mix, 1990-2020 [3] which decisively illustrates that if Germany had continued it's Nuclear program - without even expanding it - it could be entirely independent of Russian (and other) imports. Germany's continued disregard TO NATO agreements with respect to military spending [4] and some of the political causes. All the while [5] Germany grows into EU's hegemon (due to favourable Euro policy, weak France, absent UK et. al.) Here is exactly the argument that I am making in academic terms [6] "There is no disputing Germany’s dominant economic role within the eurozone (EZ) and the broader European Union (EU). Its GDP represented 29 percent of total EZ GDP in 2016 and, as of 2015, it was the top intra-EU trade partner for 18 out of 28 countries ... for reasons it is largely responsible for, the growth of exports to the ROW has been growing faster. The German trade surplus, however, is larger with the ROW than it is with other EU nations. Economic leadership in the world or in a region, however, entails responsibilities, especially in a world system of monetary production economies that compete with each other according to political and economic interests." And it goes on to make the fairly obvious case. [1] https://www.newstatesman.com/chart-of-the-day/2022/02/how-europe-is-dependent-on-russian-gas https://www.newstatesman.com/chart-of-the-day/2022/02/how-eu... [2] https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/03/germany-energy-sanctions-russia/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/03/germany-energy-sanction... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany#/media/File:Energymix_Germany.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany#/medi... [4] https://warontherocks.com/2018/07/the-real-roots-of-germanys-defense-spending-problem/ https://warontherocks.com/2018/07/the-real-roots-of-germanys... [5] https://www.e-ir.info/2021/08/23/europes-hegemon-the-nature-of-german-power-during-europes-crisis-decade/ https://www.e-ir.info/2021/08/23/europes-hegemon-the-nature-... [6] https://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/wp_913.pdf https://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/wp_913.pdf