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> due to the German-corruption-made dependence on Russian gas You have a source for this? Corruption is a criminal offence under both german and EU laws. So i
by holgerschurig 3y ago
> due to the German-corruption-made dependence on Russian gas
You have a source for this? Corruption is a criminal offence under both german and EU laws. So if there was corruption ... where are the court cases, where are the convictions? Who went to jail? Did anyone even TRY to bring someone to court for this?
There was a time when most germans had oil central heating. And then, since about 1980, this gradually changed. People installed gas central heating more and more --- not caring at all if the gas came from the Netherlands, Norway or Russia. One normally didn't knew. But why did they do that?
- the central heating device was cheaper
- the central heating device was more efficient (especiall the "Brennwertkessel")
- you didn't need a stinking oil tank in your basement, so yay, one more cellar room!
On top of this, a lot of eastern european country dependend WAY more on russian fossil fuels than Germany, like Rumania, Bulgaria, Hungary (that one even today!). That only Germany is singled out is probably a result of very succesful polish PiS propaganda. And the tendency of people to believe things that sound okay, without actual research.
Just look at a map of eastern european pipelines. You might know "North Stream" becuase of propaganda. But notice that there is a maendering of 15 other pipelines visiting all eastern and southern european countries? You never hear about the others ... why? Here's a list of all of them: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Erdgaspipelines#Europa https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Erdgaspipelines#Euro... --- and that JUST gas. Not even oil. And it doesn't also cover coal (where Poland made itself dependent on Russia).
- IsTom 3y agoSchröder working in Rosneft and Gazprom is certainly just a coincidence.