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German investment again going to foreign companies, the very opposite of strategic sovereignty. The Trump era should be enough evidence that there are no friend
by hunglee2 4y ago
German investment again going to foreign companies, the very opposite of strategic sovereignty. The Trump era should be enough evidence that there are no friends in geo-politics, just temporary alliances of convenience.
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- mantas 4y agoGermany and strategic sovereignty… Looking at gas pipes, they have an alternative understanding of sovereignty.
- cute_boi 4y agoWell, if you have any alternative than gas pipes please let us know. Germany is already pushing for green techs. And, gas coming from another part of the continent is always more expensive than neighboring countries? Yes, they shouldn't have dismantled Nuclear Power. But after an incident in Japan, many people were nuclear phobic so can't blame politicians alone? That being said, I do agree that paying 5.5bn of taxpayers money to foreign tech is silly. Such money can be easily used in investing local companies which will provide more employement and ROI to Germany.
- mantas 4y agoGermany could have been using existing pipes through eastern europe. That would have been damn nice insurance from Russian aggression. And for nuclear, IMO „nuclear phobia“ was financed from the same pockets as sea pipeline.
- hunglee2 4y agoan unstated and unrequited aspiration for sure.
- alaricus 4y agoIncreasing trade with Russia is a good strategy. No need to follow America to WW3 or a new cold war.
- jagger27 4y agoA $10 billion pipe sitting empty is good strategy?
- mantas 4y agoSelling off allies in eastern europe to Russia is a good strategy? That's a good way to start WW3, on Russian side...
- alaricus 4y agoIncreasing trade with Russia is the most effective way to avoid a war. When goods and services don't cross borders, armies will.
- w7 4y agoRussia was one of Ukraine's largest trade partners, how did that work out for Ukraine? Not to mention in the case of Germany, Russia's army would be obliterated by NATO if the warfare was purely conventional.
- mantas 4y agoFun thing is, USSR was contained with little trade. For the past 30 years we had trade and now we have Ukraine war. Same for China. It was contained for some time. Then West propped up China via trade and now China is starting to flex it's muscles.
- Pigalowda 4y agoThat was only 4 years, hardly an era.
- hunglee2 4y agowe are living the Trumpian timeline, nonetheless
- alaricus 4y agoTrump was yet another demonstration that Americans can't be trusted.
- 0des 4y agoGoing a bit far there
- alaricus 4y agoNot really.
- savagej 4y ago
- throwaway29812 4y agoHe left off "Putin and Xi are more trustworthy." That's what he is implying, just doesn't have the courage to come out and say it.
- fritigern 4y ago
- throwaway29812 4y agopointless replies that add nothing to the discussion are typical of troll accounts, thanks for pointing that out with your own sh*tpost (very meta!)