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Don’t forget the energy suicide Germany has committed. Cheap energy was the backbone of Germanys rich industrial economy, and that rug has been (allowed and eve
by cpursley 1y ago
Don’t forget the energy suicide Germany has committed. Cheap energy was the backbone of Germanys rich industrial economy, and that rug has been (allowed and even encouraged) to be pulled by none other than the country now offering them a “very good price” on LNG…
- trallnag 1y agoDid you miss the Russo-Ukrainian war? Or are you suggesting that we (Europeans) should have continued pumping cash into Russia for a bunch of gas?
- properpopper 1y agoNo, but I think that diplomacy layer did a horrible job in stopping that conflict early. They signed the Minsk agreements just to ignore them later
- bhelkey 1y agoI think what they were referring to Germany phasing out nuclear power. In 2011 Germany had 17 active nuclear power plants. They closed their last one in 2023.
- cpursley 1y agoYou still are, and more than you've sent to help Ukraine. I was mostly talking nuclear power shutdowns btw. Meanwhile, vital German heavy industry has already started shutting down.
- ExoticPearTree 1y ago> I was mostly talking nuclear power shutdowns btw. There is some confusion here: the issue is not necessarily about pure electrical power alone. You need oil and oil based products for most of the things (plastics, fabrics etc.).
- ExoticPearTree 1y ago> Or are you suggesting that we (Europeans) should have continued pumping cash into Russia for a bunch of gas? Unpopular opinion these days, but yes. A government's duty is first and foremost to its citizens. Anyone else comes last.