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germany being pissed off at america is like siblings being pissed off at one another. some critical articles in germany and a few harsh words from merkel and it
by fatjokes 13y ago
germany being pissed off at america is like siblings being pissed off at one another. some critical articles in germany and a few harsh words from merkel and it'll blow over. they're not going to make it into a real issue by taking in snowden.
- stock_toaster 13y agoWhen governments[1] complain about spying, I imagine it is also often a case of crocodile tears, as I assume many of them also spy on foreign non-citizens with regularity. [1]: Blanket statement about governments in developed countries. Not sure about Germany specifically.
- Nursie 13y agoI like to think it's just possible that some modern countries don't pull this stuff and are genuinely shocked at just how much espionage we UK and US folks indulge in. This may be wishful thinking.
- stock_toaster 13y agoI would hope there are many that don't spy on their own citizens with such regularity, but I find myself being less optimistic about spying on non-citizens...
- gurkendoktor 13y agoExactly. Both our chancellor and our president are rabidly pro-US. Our Minister of Justice is probably the only person in the government that cares about this at all.