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What a disgraceful cover photo. Not everything is perfect in Germany, on the contrary. But that goes for every country on earth. But a middlefinger to the Bunde

What a disgraceful cover photo. Not everything is perfect in Germany, on the contrary. But that goes for every country on earth. But a middlefinger to the Bundestag? It's disrespectful to the German people as a whole...

vessenes 1y ago
If the picture offends you, just wait until you read the essay.
- lmf4lol 1y ago
  The essay is fine and has some truth in it. I don't fully agree with it though.
  - DemocracyFTW2 1y ago
    If the essay offends you wait until you see the picture.
nosianu 1y ago
As a German, I could not care less about such things, and I would claim that in that respect I'm rather typical. Such a non-issue.
- carlmr 1y ago
  Also German here, if you've worked through our robotic bureaucracy you know that there is some valid criticism here. Germany is criticized all the time. You can read it, you can ignore it, you can disagree with parts of it, but I don't think anybody should be above criticism. Lest they think they might be #1 in everything.
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36280132928226 1y ago
Since 77% are discontent with the current government, I doubt you would find many that would be offended. https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/2953/umfrage/zufriedenheit-mit-der-arbeit-der-bundesregierung/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/2953/umfrage/...
- Propelloni 1y ago
  Only being discontent is too easy. What do they agree upon?
vermilingua 1y ago
> The Germans might be the only people who are truly the furthest from a sense of humor. This could be the result of their deep reverence for rationality. Just look at Berlin Airport or the advertisements for Mercedes-Benz cars — you start to feel that their lack of humor has become a kind of immense humor in itself.
- bloak 1y ago
  Germans definitely do have a sense of humour. They're not much different from the English in that respect. I'm not sure about Mercedes drivers, though.
- flowerthoughts 1y ago
  > The Germans might be the only people who are truly the furthest from a sense of humor. Of course there's only one people furthest away from anything. Jeez. > Mercedes-Benz cars You'd also sober up if you saw the bill for taking your Mercedes ownership lightly.
  - DemocracyFTW2 1y ago
    As a German I can tell you that as for the cost of Mercedes ownership, those who do it are fully and intentionally on board with it. The price is the point. And it's not like people don't deride them, they've been doing that at least since the Wirtschaftswunderdays if not longer.
- thenaturalist 1y ago
  The dude should go to comedy standup in Berlin more often.
  - lmf4lol 1y ago
    he never bothered to learn German.
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thenaturalist 1y ago
See I couldn’t care less about that picture. We’re a free country after all. ;) Let the man speak his mind, you can choose to ignore him if his opinion doesn’t please you.
- lmf4lol 1y ago
  I never said he isn't allowed to do it. But I am also free to critize him, right?
  - thenaturalist 1y ago
    Totally

vessenes 1y ago

If the picture offends you, just wait until you read the essay.

lmf4lol 1y ago
The essay is fine and has some truth in it. I don't fully agree with it though.
- DemocracyFTW2 1y ago
  If the essay offends you wait until you see the picture.

nosianu 1y ago

As a German, I could not care less about such things, and I would claim that in that respect I'm rather typical. Such a non-issue.

carlmr 1y ago
Also German here, if you've worked through our robotic bureaucracy you know that there is some valid criticism here. Germany is criticized all the time. You can read it, you can ignore it, you can disagree with parts of it, but I don't think anybody should be above criticism. Lest they think they might be #1 in everything.
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36280132928226 1y ago

Since 77% are discontent with the current government, I doubt you would find many that would be offended. https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/2953/umfrage/zufriedenheit-mit-der-arbeit-der-bundesregierung/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/2953/umfrage/...

Propelloni 1y ago
Only being discontent is too easy. What do they agree upon?

vermilingua 1y ago

> The Germans might be the only people who are truly the furthest from a sense of humor. This could be the result of their deep reverence for rationality. Just look at Berlin Airport or the advertisements for Mercedes-Benz cars — you start to feel that their lack of humor has become a kind of immense humor in itself.

bloak 1y ago
Germans definitely do have a sense of humour. They're not much different from the English in that respect. I'm not sure about Mercedes drivers, though.
flowerthoughts 1y ago
> The Germans might be the only people who are truly the furthest from a sense of humor. Of course there's only one people furthest away from anything. Jeez. > Mercedes-Benz cars You'd also sober up if you saw the bill for taking your Mercedes ownership lightly.
- DemocracyFTW2 1y ago
  As a German I can tell you that as for the cost of Mercedes ownership, those who do it are fully and intentionally on board with it. The price is the point. And it's not like people don't deride them, they've been doing that at least since the Wirtschaftswunderdays if not longer.
thenaturalist 1y ago
The dude should go to comedy standup in Berlin more often.
- lmf4lol 1y ago
  he never bothered to learn German.
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thenaturalist 1y ago

See I couldn’t care less about that picture. We’re a free country after all. ;) Let the man speak his mind, you can choose to ignore him if his opinion doesn’t please you.

lmf4lol 1y ago
I never said he isn't allowed to do it. But I am also free to critize him, right?
- thenaturalist 1y ago
  Totally