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>The article is a bit sensationalistic >Germans will put a sweater inside their houses and turn the thermostat down. As others told you, this is completely wr
by TMWNN 4y ago
>The article is a bit sensationalistic
>Germans will put a sweater inside their houses and turn the thermostat down.
As others told you, this is completely wrong.
If you don't believe said state premier, how about the head of Germany's federation of unions <https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-faces-entire-industries-collapse-russia-natural-gas-supply-cuts-2022-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-faces-entire-industr...>:
>"Entire industries are in danger of collapsing permanently because of the gas bottlenecks: aluminum, glass, the chemical industry," Fahimi, the head of the German Federation of Trade Unions, told Bild am Sonntag. "Such a collapse would have massive consequences for the entire economy and jobs in Germany."
Russian gas is used in Germany for
* heating homes
* powering factories
* feedstock for those factories
- Ekaros 4y agoAnd who thought that entering economic warfare with country that can kill your entire economy is a smart idea...
- raverbashing 4y agoThose that are not completely naive and know that there are consequences for letting the bullies roam free
- Ekaros 4y agoSo why take stance now? And not back 20 years ago when even bigger and meaner bully started couple wars?