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Europe
Merkel Takes Germany Down a Suicidal Path
2015-10-30
Posted by:Elmerert Hupens2660

#11  It's quite a pitiful scene indeed
Posted by: European Conservative   2015-10-30 18:25  

#10  Imagine a US President doing that... umm well, at least publicly

He wasn't President at the time, but this is from the presidential campaign he won.

As for that little Merkel video: The most appalling aspect is that these people who are nominally powerful and influential members of Merkel's party are openly acquiescing to being treated like imbecile court eunuchs by their empress dowager.

They are being publicly humiliated, their nation is being publicly humiliated and they're just laughing it off like feeble minded clumsy servants.

My reaction isn't outrage, but contempt; not for Merkel but for her spineless enablers.
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Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2015-10-30 18:15  

#9  Imagine a US President doing that... umm well, at least publicly
Posted by: European Conservative   2015-10-30 15:08  

#8  European Conservative, thanks for the info.

I know Democrats feel the same way about the US flag but I don't think any would be caught on film removing one from the camera frame with such a look. Even a lot of the zombie voters would be turned off by that.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-10-30 15:01  

#7  @Procopius2k
Watch the tranzi scum in an unguarded moment.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2015-10-30 11:52  

#6  They don't call them 'transnationals' for no reason. They have no loyalty to you or anyone else with a 'national' identity. They'll use it to exploit you, but they have no commitment but to ideology - see old Comintern.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-10-30 08:38  

#5  Merkel and Vlad have always been a bit too chummy. Of course Merkel and Obama are chummy as well. Thanks for your astute observations and for helping us sort things out. Your insights are always appreciated EU.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-10-30 07:08  

#4  With the reunification the CSU lost some of its power and influence in the union of CDU and CSU because Germany got bigger, but the CSU stayed in Bavaria.

The CSU hesitated (wisely) to go "federal", because it would probably have lost its clout on Bavaria.

Not anymore. CDU and SPD almost don't differ anymore, the conservatives in the CDU have nowhere to go.

If the CSU decides to run in all German countries, this would change the equation. The conservatives would cross over to the CSU with lightning speed, almost nobody would vote for the CDU in Bavaria, while the CSU would probably get 15%-20% of the votes in Germany (Bavaria excluded where they typically get 50%+). We could see 25%+ people voting for the CSU in all Germany with the right candidate.

The CSU would probably stop the rise of the AfD (fiercely anti-migrant, but far right with growing Nazi flavors). The CSU instead is a conservative (but not anti-social) party firmly in the democratic, Basic Law abiding spectrum, so it could actually overtake the CDU.

The current leader Horst Seehofer will retire soon, but I think he will reactivate former defense minister Guttenberg (who ran into rather irrelevant problems with a plagiated doctorate thesis).

Guttenberg is conservative but modern, a solid Transatlantic politician, who could very well rise to be German chancellor in 2017.

Disclaimer: I'm a well-connected member of the CSU (with some influence and insight). I supported Merkel until this summer out of loyalty to the union, but Merkel has lost my confidence.
Posted by: European Conservative   2015-10-30 01:21  

#3  The Olde Country is not happy at all with these new fangled ideas.
Posted by: newc   2015-10-30 00:55  

#2  EC - I used to follow German politics back in the 1980's, not so much now. How does that Bavarian CSU representation affect things in terms of votes / impact?
Posted by: Raj   2015-10-30 00:49  

#1  The Bavarian CSU (member of the current "Grand Coalition") has woken up. We may see action pretty soon.
Posted by: European Conservative   2015-10-30 00:24  

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