'The current crisis is based on an economy that is not working': Is Germany's business model broken?

[@Prometheus-Unbound]

The crazyness of German politics is illustrated by one event - closing 3 safe fully functioning Nuclear plants during an energy crisis.

[@sullfolife]

YES! tell them. and please can we scrap off the energy price system it's pretty bad and sucks for french too.

[@gintaginta5027]

Guys, but Russia on knees and you are buying such democratin Lng you can get. Well done. The Germán question resolved by big Brother.

[@chris6ix.]

What Germany's economy needs is cheaper energy, less regulations & bureaucracy and more digitalization.

[@cwpv2477]

yep and huge downwards pressure on food and rent pricing by oversupplying plus investment attraction

[@danield7789]

Less Islamists 😂

[@Xyz41974]

@chris6ix. they need cheap Russian gas?

[@landy952]

They need to simplify. Does German mindset that everything has to be complicated? Needs to evaporate. Things can be practical and efficient without being needlessly complex with 80 different steps.

[@РафаэльСаркисянц-ъ2т]

@@danield7789 Не надо было сеять хаос в ихних странах, неся туда свою дурацкую демократию !Вот и получили, то что получили.

[@antlerman7644]

As an environmental science student, I believe Germanys decline began when they abandoned nuclear power in favour of russian gas, due to a nuclear accident related to seismic activity. They over-reacted, in a country which is not geologically unstable. They are paying for that greed.

[@ronald3836]

Germany's decline is a long time in the making. They stopped investing in West-German infrastructure in the 1990s.

[@PopularesVox]

Nuclear power is the absolute worst for the environment producing waste that is hazardous for thousands of years, I'd rather have coal and gas. It's certainly hasn't boosted the French economy. However, any energy strategy must be based on a balance of energy sources. That isn't what has been going on in a rush to carbon neutrality. Germany should be pioneering research in hydrogen technology and other sources of energy production.

[@andrzejnadgirl2029]

Literally nuclear power produces less waste currently than renewable energy. Can you explain what's bad for environment about nuclear waste from plants that currently contribute to 4% of all nuclear waste that is stored, main contributor to it are actually hospitals. France and Germany heavily mismanaged their nuclear plants, in Japan going nuclear was economically fine, it wasn't the cheaoest option but the cost was fairly similar for going for coal in their case. In Europe gor whatever reason nuclear is doing a lot worse but it's not inherent problem of technology. Well, if Germany wouldn't set in motion laws where countries will be punished for using coal and gas then maybe that would be valid take but it's like a decade late to think in such categories.

[@anterovaarnamo]

Nuclear is a stop gap solution until something more viable comes along. It's required since it doesn't contribute to global warming and is reliable since it's not influenced by bad weather like wind or solar.

[@gror7849]

@@PopularesVox Tell me you dont know anything about nuclear energy without telling me you dont know anything about nuclear energy! Likeminded people pushed Germany into this mess neergy wise just to satisfy their insecurities ...

[@jocknuke]

Nobody has money for expensive German cars anymore

[@tigertoo01]

Why would Chinese buy an expensive German car when they no longer fit the buyers demands. Chinese buyers want luxurious evs and they are producing them themselves.

[@llothar68]

They are just expensive but not good anymore

[@peacearchwa5103]

"Nobody" is incorrect. There are still affluent and status-conscious consumers who will purchase German cars. What is correct, however, is that since the '90s German-brand vehicles have fallen behind the level of absolute reliability and dependability associated with Japanese vehicles, and sometimes the Japanese brand products are less expensive. If I were in the market for a brand-new luxury sedan, I'd personally select a Lexus or Infiniti over a Mercedes-Benz or BMW.

[@kaushik853]

Haha.. EVs r always expensive

[@markmd9]

Well, I consider Skoda German 😂 And they still have good quality and price

[@PatrickWilliamsI]

Sacrificed Germany for Washington foreign policy, which will change in January😂.

[@JSrg8ix]

Sure boris

[@sps6]

USA already dumped europe

[@PatrickWilliamsI]

@JSrg8ix My mom calls me Patrick, and my wife calls me Rick, and nothing else suffice.

[@DSAK55]

🤡🤡

[@marrchy2682]

@@JSrg8ix i know your brain is melting that most people dont agree with the media or you brainwashed ahh opinions

[@ethimself5064]

The German Auto Industry has been and is a race to the bottom of building expensive junk. No doubt there are others

[@Matt-YT]

Quality has been declining.

[@tubeetogoo]

Law is forcing them to Build e garbage

[@Rakibrown111]

Relying on a 100 year old industry is just idiotic, wake up Europe and empower entrepreneurs and innovation. NOT via regulations and we don’t need your pathetic grants either with miles of red tape.

[@drmorcoch9338]

i found a cheap 3yr old 40k miles bmw m8 competition convertible and my friends told me not to buy that plastic car... yeah, very low resale value for good reason i suppose. looks great though

[@ethimself5064]

@@tubeetogoo Even Toyota and Honda is in this race

[@guydreamr]

It's called, the failure of the export-led model straightjacketed by austerity.

[@davidlefranc6240]

A better free trade between EU would help bolster the economy .

[@dltn42]

We from Latin America are open for the trade deal, this would offer more providers of industrialized products than China. But French farmers blocked the deal to protect farmers Europe needs to make a choice: focus on exporting industrialized goods or you protect your farms. It's absurd to believe you will export forever and defend your internal market with tariffs 😂

[@spacekicker4]

More like post industrialization. There's zero reason for highly developed nations like Germany to try and compete in the industrial market aganist nations who pay their average citizen less than 2 euros an hour. This is why dumps plan to "bring industry back to the US" makes zero sense and will only hurt the US. You want developed nations to reverse their economies to compete with countries like China, Vietnam and India. It's just economic suicide. We would be going all the way back to early 1900s late 1800s industrialization.

[@alcapone6796]

Export oriented model eventually leads to stagnation. Japan is the perfect example.

[@rxampageaxe4216]

1. Loss of the main source of cheap energy. 2. Abrupt, untimely and poorly prepared shift to green energy. 3. Inability to compete against China in EV and renewables.

[@BocaoZ]

4. Poorly educated and poorly informed politicians

[@SDM496]

Russia had warned Germany shortly before or at the start of the Ukraine war that the cheap gas helps German economy. Still Germany went ahead with sanctions because USA wanted to sell its 4 times high cost fracked gas. Unbelievable.

[@tigris4247]

@@SDM496 Not because they (the Germans) didn't understand that the key to their prosperity is good relations with Russia and, by extension, China. It's that they're lackeys with no independence. They're unable to stand up and uphold their interests.

[@indodom1141]

The number one Problem is the questionable allegiances of ruling politicians. Clearly they are not working in the best interests of their own country with poor decision making.

[@koraamis5568]

The problem is much older. The gas issue is just a major obstacle, not a culprit. Germany got stuck in the past. For example VW, now they realize they got a problem, but almost ten years ago, they got in trouble cheating with diesel engines, when they should have been developing EVs. Everything is years or decades behind, taking care of infrastructure, too late and falling apart, the trains are also broken, digitalization is too slow, and now they should be doing AI, the ToDo lists are just growing...

[@Helen_white1]

Some economists have projected that both the U.S. and parts of Europe could slip into a recession for a portion of 2025. A global recession, defined as a contraction in annual global per capita income, is more rare because China and emerging markets often grow faster than more developed economies. Essentially the world economy is considered to be in recession if economic growth falls behind population growth.

[@Thompson-e7h]

My main concern now is how can we generate more revenue during quantitative times? I can't afford to see my savings crumble to dust.

[@Kin-28-8]

It's a delicate season now, so you can do little or nothing on your own. Hence I’ll suggest you get yourself a financial expert that can provide you with valuable financial information and assistance

[@Lewistonwilliams-f5i]

Very true! I've been able to scale from $50K to $189k in this red season because my Financial Advisor figured out Defensive strategies which help portfolios be less vulnerable to market downturns

[@Grace.h-t8o]

How can I participate in this? I aspire to establish a secure financial future and am eager to participate. Who is the driving force behind your success?

[@Lewistonwilliams-f5i]

There are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with ‘’Stacy Lynn Staples’’ for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive. She’s quite known in her field, look-her up.

[@ladeutschevitabyGraziaCosta]

Unbelievable moments … Germany is an impressive country, but it needs to catch up with the realities of today! Also, the lack of digitalization risk leaving the country behind.

[@Commandelicious]

It's all about data protection. Sadly nobody will admit it, but when data protection goes so does one of the most important things we have. But with these strong data laws everything else slows down. And I don't want a possible future right wing government to have my information.

[@SodaDjinn]

And the people make sure it stays that way by voting for conservatives who've done nothing but sitting around for as long as I live yet again. Yay...

[@susuilu]

Fact

[@Mike-g6m7o]

Tell me one better country than USA?

[@HomeFromFarAway]

​@@Mike-g6m7o Denmark

[@bmp72]

It’s a logical consequence of the forced fast energy transition, and could have been seen coming from miles away.

[@johndeere3486]

The West has been practicing austerity economics since Reagan/ Thatcher … maybe it’s time for investing in people, not impoverishing them.

[@Matt-YT]

Not the problem in Germany! Germany's problem is over regulation and way too much paperwork that stifle the economy

[@ahlsn7346]

Germanys debt to GDP has risen over the last 30 years. Same in most western countries. Pretty far from austerity.

[@D_LEGEND]

@@Matt-YT the reason regulation is there is because Germany is assigned a task by external forces, and the only way it can achieve the mark is via regulations. I mean yes the climate absolutely matters, but i am willing to bet that Germany is probably one of 5 or 10 countries in the world that taxes airlines to demotivate passengers from traveling to save the environment.....i wonder how that will turn out

[@SK-lt1so]

What?

[@DSAK55]

That's an Anglophile problem

[@wtIUpITp1E0wMsydV19c0FUmIXvCU]

And for the past few years, all I hear from DW is drivel about how the Russian and Chinese economies are going to collapse. Hypocrisy at its finest

[@DSAK55]

🤡🤡

[@fabianabongo6284]

The ruble to rubbles joke 3 years ago, now joke on them 😂

[@NewBron-w3f]

Same as CNN and MSNBC

[@alexandervocelka9125]

Wer andern eine Grube gräbt…, weiss doch jedes Kind 😂🎉

[@aoe2thisweek633]

lol russian economy is failing. Just look how much a loaf of bread costs there lol compared to an year ago. Two things can be true at the same time. With intelligence like this, no wonder germany is falling behind.

[@nvmtt]

German industry was destined to fail even if there was not a global policy realignment. Perhaps they failed to notice how capitalism actually worked outside their pretty little garden. you arent exporting 20k euro cars to a country where the minimum wage is $20/month. to sustain an export economy, you have to actually ensure that people can buy your stuff. China understands this. Their stuff might have a bad rep all around the planet, but their industry kept growing, because they understand that most of asia,africa and latin america simply wont be able to afford anything else.

[@ilovebarcelona9256]

🎯

[@tubeetogoo]

@@nvmtt and chinas industry will eventually fail too when humans will recognize that cheap mass produced products are not a good deal when forced labour and polluting the environment is the price we pay for it. The problem is that people worldwide rather have a cheap product, fast consumption is preferred over a good longterm quality product and thats what affects german products the most and eventually will be the downfall for everyone

[@djamilawilschke7259]

you do know that china‘s economy is not keeping up either, right? a government funded economy to pump in tax money just to not collapse

[@junkycable3]

only americans can afford German cars😂

[@divyanshtiwari3547]

German cars are expensive because of the money they put in research and pay their workers good. Whereas china doesnt care about innovation or workers pay. For example look at chinese aircraft JF17 thunder. Its a rip off of F16. They skipped all the money that goes into research. No wonder Germans cant compete

[@BrandyHeng007]

A nation starts to rot from a foolish leader.

[@valevisa8429]

Who elected the foolish leader ?

[@hape3862]

As can be watched in the USA. Have fun with Trump.

[@vagabond919]

It's time to turn from the left side to the right side to lessen the tense muscles. Do not repeat false twice.

[@random_nick_for_comments]

​@@valevisa8429it could be much more than one country

[@DSAK55]

Exactly, Gerhard Schröder

[@ryannshaunda]

That because Germany chose to deindustrialize by adopting far left radical environmentalist policy.

[@duncanmacl3od]

Bingo💯

[@DennistheMenace2011]

You go woke, you go broke.

[@Mark-eu6mc]

@@DennistheMenace2011you go red, we’re all dead

[@sharokha.h.6774]

Not exact, Elon Musk is on the side of the Environment ment Denier.Germany was only the Butler, The lord is somebody else.

[@junkycable3]

​@@Mark-eu6mcthey go green into the beautiful meadows

[@kkvs1767]

Now that Germany realizes the issues caused by economic dogmatism on surpluses, it has already damaged the entire EU economy.

[@Riggsnic_co]

The U.S. economy can actually get better if only the govt can start making better decisions for the sake of it's citizens, cos' they've really made life more difficult for its residents. Hyperinflation has left the less haves bearing the brunt of the burden. Its already eating into my entire $620k retirement portfolio. Like where else can we invest our money with less risks?

[@Jamessmith-12]

Just get a financial planner straight up! personally, I would invest in etf and also love investing in individual stocks. yes it’s riskier but I'm comfortable in my financial environment.

[@JacquelinePerrira]

I agree. Exactly why I now work with one. A lot of folks downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their emotions, no offense. I remember some years back, during the covid-outbreak, I needed a good boost to stay afloat, hence researched for advisors and thankfully came across one with grit. As of today, my cash reserve has yielded from $350k to nearly $1m

[@kevinmarten]

How can I reach this adviser of yours? because I'm seeking for a more effective investment approach on my savings?

[@JacquelinePerrira]

'Carol Vivian Constable, a highly respected figure in her field. I suggest delving deeper into her credentials, as she possesses extensive experience and serves as a valuable resource for individuals seeking guidance in navigating the financial market.

[@kevinmarten]

She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran an online search on her name and came across her website; thank you for sharing.

[@teonachubinidze8343]

'Being a friend of the US can be fatal' Henry Kissinger

[@bvkronenberg6786]

You don’t have to a friend of the United States, you can be an enemy.

[@aoe2thisweek633]

to its enemies, yes.

[@geoffsaunders5030]

​@aoe2thisweek633 America doesn't have friends. Just countries it uses and then dumps. What a naive world we live in

[@teonachubinidze8343]

@aoe2thisweek633 which one? China? That rules the globe. Russia, that grew its territories thanks to the war? Or Iran maybe? That no one can touch and control? People, wake up!

[@strigoiu13]

Yeah, you can get a g7 economy this way 😂😂😂 really damaging😂😂😂

[@stefanosbrilakis5065]

The German government has one mission: to represent american interests in the region.

[@anm3037]

Period. Same mission as UrSulA von der Leyern

[@Commandelicious]

Are you two okay?

[@aoe2thisweek633]

Ah yes, by making america pay several times higher than any EU country for Ukraine war efforts and making it the bigger paying country in Nato, germany sure is representing american interests. Its not like it could get away with almost no defence spending for a long time and could spend it all on its domestic programs

[@aoe2thisweek633]

🤣🤣🤣. Some peope really. 🤣🤣

[@HomeFromFarAway]

they trusted putin and the usa and now they are paying for their foolishness

[@abubakarsadisumuktar932]

They have been circumventing to mention one main problem that made German economy in this situation, that is, ditching the cheap Russian gas. They don't wanna talk about it but it's the truest reason

[@koraamis5568]

Well it is not the most crucial at all. Germany's infrastructure is breaking down way longer ago, the delay in digitalization is also older, the car industry laging behind in the development EVs is an older problem, and the dependence on russian gas also was caused by bad energy policies way before that regarding the shift from nuclear, as depending from russia was a bad strategic move anyway.

[@tokajileo5928]

a strong German economy based on cheap Russian raw materials is not the interest of USA

[@jamesgreen1116]

Unfortunately so many people are too brainwashed to realise that. Germany is an occupied country by their masters in Washington.

[@strigoiu13]

Not in the interest of germany, also...there are no 2 friendly big powers living in peace close to each other without some grey area between them! Guess who will win a russian german war in the xxi-th century! Not the germans!

[@spacekicker4]

It's not the interest of anyone but Russians.

[@davereynolds3403]

@spacekicker4 errrr … Germany was doing fine until they betrayed Russia …

[@spacekicker4]

@davereynolds3403 okay comrade

[@ShadowbannedEntity]

Instead of arming Ukraine; EU tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education etc.

[@pa_pasha69]

Calm down, Ivan

[@MudThought]

​@@pa_pasha69someone is afraid his/her free money will be gone.

[@anm3037]

The internet in Germany is among the worst in EU, but money goes to war

[@aoe2thisweek633]

@@anm3037 lol I live in germany. I still get home or car or personal loans at an interest rate not many countries can provide. I am getting a home loan at 3.5%. You are delusional. In russia, you get home loan at 9.4% 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dinmavric5504]

Bend over Vlad so we can understand you

[@WebWiredWeirdo]

All These World Economic Forum sponsored Young Global Leader in the Gouvernements...It's a Nightmare

[@udayprabhakar6744]

Olaf has taken Germany to the dark ages.

[@Xyz41974]

You mean 1933 to 1945

[@antonio3220]

​@@Xyz41974he's even worse

[@DSAK55]

@@Xyz41974 That's the US

[@websitemartian]

@@DSAK55quit whining

[@DSAK55]

@@websitemartian 🤡🤡

[@cwpv2477]

actually good interview

[@dcasteaux9181]

Except for the bias. Was not neutral at all.

[@cwpv2477]

@@dcasteaux9181 yea sadly a given nowadays

[@officialme7077]

Incompetence

[@jonasannor7566]

The war drained Germany money and the refusal to use Russia gas made the situation worse 😊

[@Mitsche0510]

Genau so ist es

[@samuelamoah5002]

They refuse to admit it.

[@PatrickMilbrodt]

Russian Bot.

[@SeanAbbey]

@@PatrickMilbrodtyou are the bot!

[@kzm-cb5mr]

@@PatrickMilbrodt Instead of calling people you don't agree with as bots, why not refute their statements with your own arguments?

[@aviator346]

No wonder if you pay 3 times more for imported gas...selbeschuld🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lalithwarnakula2164]

Funny. This genius says strong manufacturing model is wrong. How is China getting stronger and stronger based on manufacturing based economy?

[@DASSANTAMARIA]

Huge investments by the government on R+D. A quick reading of the times and investing heavily into strengthening the inland consumption to be less reliant on external demand, and avoid their unicorn companies to leave as well as the brain emigration by offering right incentives. On the later I want to elaborate that all innovation that Germany produces ends being settled in the USA. So, no wonder why during the last 10 years Germany barely grew while the USA has cumulated almost a 20 percent growth.

[@Leo555ZZZ]

China has cheap energy generated from coal , hydro and nuclear power plants . Cheap energy is essential for prosperity. Cheap energy has enabled China's growth , while increasing energy costs in Germany are causing economic decline.

[@ronald3836]

China has low wages (and doesn´t care about ruining their environment and people's lungs).

[@stonedhackerman]

slave labor

[@anonyKinetic]

China is in an economic crisis / slowdown right now, has been so since 2020 or so. Manufacturing model works, and it did wonders for China, but it has a limit.

[@mladenmatosevic4591]

Economic model definitely depends on good relations with Russia. Without cheap Russian energy, industry is not globally competetive. And I do not see how whole continent can maintain good standard of living while deindustrializing.

[@ShadowbannedEntity]

The EU approved 14 sanction packages against Russia and the Russian economy is expected to grow 3.9%. Meanwhile, the German economy is in "tatters". The EU sanctioned itself.

[@anthonyferris8912]

Remind us what Russia's latest interest rate is? 21% last I heard.😃

[@ronald3836]

Russia has 20% inflation. 20% > 3.9%.

[@stephenhill545]

Inflation is 2% here. How about you?

[@andrzejnadgirl2029]

Yeah, taking Russian data without them being validated by outside, independent agencies, sure thing. Russia is in inflation spiral and accepted deal with China where they are building gasline to China on their own cost and gas will be sold to China at same prices as in Russia. Russian economy is doing better than expected but Russia saved gold and dollars for over 10 years to have surplus for this war and mostly burned trough it already, is taking extremely bad deals with China to keep economy going. I wouldn't paint it in positive light really.

[@pgomelsky]

This narrative is spread by trolls.

[@garyb455]

The EU and UK is not working but lets look at the UK and EU over the last 30 years, it has only declined. Compare it to more successful economies 30 years ago, UK average salary was $40,000 the same as Singapore, today Singapore is $130,000, its similar in Australia, Canada and the USA. Something is drastically wrong with the EU and the UK just look at the results over 30 years and you have to admit something is not working. In the UK Labour and the Tories are both to blame they have destroyed the UK

[@popkaZG]

Its called the inflation mate. Or you truly believe that Americans are 4-5x more effective workers than the British :D

[@antoinebaldur2941]

It's also due to the fact that the competition has been wrong from the start. How can you compete with the United States when they manage your own defense, you can't defend your interests in this situation. The only way out for the EU and Germany is to be more independent of the USA.

[@mladenmatosevic4591]

Margaret Thatcher wanted to get rid of pesky industrial workers so she deindustrialized country. And then Brexit cut off UK from being financial and HR center of Europe which was cream on top.

[@strigoiu13]

Still, living and working condition are way better here! And the PPP looks way better! Very close to that in the US!

[@perhansen3959]

EU strangled small companies 10-12 years ago where the real innovation /future is going on. we are now slowly seeing the results, but with a heavy economic burden to pay .

[@kickass7104]

German car companies are in life support 😂😂😂

[@lambertgiang]

@@kickass7104 At least it is in ICU and still has a chance to come out slimmer and fitter then not admitted in time for OPERATION.

[@aoe2thisweek633]

@@lambertgiang Oh no brands like Porsche, bmw and also most of the brands from VW group are extremely profitable but since one entity is in losses, lets call the entire industry on life support 🤣🤣🤣🤣. You are so wise.

[@aoe2thisweek633]

@@lambertgiang You are right. It needs a strong push towards competitiveness. I think they know it too and all these news are infact the process of taking those painful steps. There will be some struggle but will come out better in the end

[@lambertgiang]

@@aoe2thisweek633 Really, wondering why Audi Shuttle operation in Brussels, Porsche suffered 50 percent drop in Sales, Benz suffered Sales too. May be when the German Auto totally Disappeared then it is Critical no Doubt, I am definitely not wise in Comparison🤣🤣🤣

[@lambertgiang]

@@aoe2thisweek633 for Audi to make just over 100 Dollars per car is so Enviable in the industry now. At least the German is pragmatic in comparison to the Japanese Auto and had the Courage to take steps to make changes to survive.

[@atbjyk633]

Germany looks like a wonderful country. There are many medium sized companies with high technology, I have heard that higher education is also free. In my country, only a few large companies are favored, investment in science and technology is reduced, Higher education requires debt.

[@tubeetogoo]

as a german i can somewhat agree. There are still a lot medium sized companies but they are heavily affected atm. Political climate makes it hard for middle class to find a longterm investment strategy. The energy price is way too high and too much bureaucracy. Higher education is not free but way more affordable than in the US for example. Basic education has suffered a lot in the last years due to lack of investments in school and a big amount of immigrants which the system was not prepared for. We also have the problem that some few big companies had a lot benefits due to their influence (VW,Siemens,…) and now they are struggling and won‘t invest anymore in germany but rather eastern europe or asia

[@cookeecutkk]

Higher education is free across almost all of Europe. It’s not just Germany.

[@mark9294]

@@cookeecutkkit varies widely by country.

[@aoe2thisweek633]

@@cookeecutkk German public schools are definitely a league of their own compared to many european countries. It might be free in a lot of countries but from my first hand knowledge, none come close to the quality of german public schools.

[@Shining237]

Olaf Scholtz needs to strap on a pair and tell The United States to take a hike.

[@righteousmammon9011]

What is wrong with applying tariffs on Germany if Germany has tariffs on the US?

[@shuaibshariff2797]

He certainly doesn't have any. Nor is he making too many friends by arming Israel. Meanwhile the Chinese are eating Germany's lunch and the US will stop funding Germany both directly and indirectly. Germany does not have the slightest power to tell the US anything. Not the proverbial leg to stand on. PS Be nice to me before I stop buying German cars altogether.

[@American-In-Mykolaiv]

First, you need to have a pair - and Scholz has no backbone, much less a pair!

[@AshishOnline]

Lol , you can't even defend yourself from Switzerland if US is not standing next to you. Not to mention France will literally steamroll over Germany. It's not 1945 OPA. 😂😂😂. Germany is a slave of America. It does what the master says. When US says bark at Russia , it barks.

[@dongeorge4037]

The voters don't even back him, that's why he has to call elections. How can he tell the US to take a hike when in a few months his voters may tell him to take a hike?

[@dcasteaux9181]

‘Far Right AFD’? Really?

[@Mitsche0510]

AfD ist nicht rechtsextrem,sie hat extrem Recht.Ich bin AfD Wähler weil ich die Schnauze voll habe was hier so abgeht.

[@skinless333x2]

@@Mitsche0510 Hm das ist in etwa so wie wenn man sich selber in den Fuß schießt aus Frust. Bei der AfD gibt es ja auch keine Kompetenz, da muss man wohl was Anderes wählen.

[@fabianabongo6284]

Everyone who said, let's put pressure on Russia till they overthrow Putin is now gone, except Macron whose party couldn't win a majority. Liz, Sunak, the Slovakian guy, Olaf, Biden, Harris, etc But Putin is still there. Outliving every foe.

[@aoe2thisweek633]

Lol only putin is there, every sensible russian is leaving russia...........or coming back in a body bag

[@tigertoo01]

What do people expect. We have been abusing the relationship between the west and china by buying cheap products from china. China has now caught up and surpassed Europe and the USA in economical efficiency. Their living standard is starting to surpass that of Europeans yet their income per capita is vastly less. There is no more easy efficiency gains to be made in Germany without a drop in living standards. The pain will be real.

[@djamilawilschke7259]

China‘s living standards surpassed europe‘s? where did you get that number from??? no pension plan, hour long waiting lines to se a doctor - literally queues on the streets , that is the harsh reality for chinese. i assume you have not lived and worked in china to make that statement. the gap between the poorest of the poor in the countryside and the average chinese middle class is to large it screws every living standard statistic. go live in a country without food safety, little access to health care for low income households and those who do work have conditions you don’t even think of - work for chinese tech companies and you’ll see, you earn money but you don’t have time to spend it, e.g 1-2 weekends per month are part of the contracted time, it‘s commonplace to see cushions or even small matresses in chinese offices, for them to carch a quick nap, that is the condition you call higher living standards. think again before you make claims like that

[@tigertoo01]

@@djamilawilschke7259starting to is the term I used. There is a diverse range of living standards in china and this point was not the main point of my comment. The main point was that Germany and Europe has sleepwalked into an economic crisis. It should be no problem for china to increase its living standards. That should be a blessing as it increases the worlds market for goods and services. In reality though china is now leading with innovation. Elon Musk saw the potential for EVs but the avg European was too stuck up to see then benefits beyond the initial drawbacks. Now china are excelling at making evs of all kinds and the European automakers who fought the transition hiding behind customer sentiment are going to lose the most important industry to its economy. China very quickly saw elons lead and will leave Europe in the dust. There is no more innovation in Europe so let’s hope the industry leaders see and learn from the very harsh lesson.

[@aoe2thisweek633]

Sensible comment, apart from the standard of living thing. The thing with countries like India and china is that they have every uneven development. Yes 5-6% of the population is probably have a lifestyle rivalling or even surpassing western countries but the rest of the 95% population is living with basic needs being barely met. It will take atleast 3 generations more for the development to homogenize across the population.

[@susuilu]

​@djamilawilschke7259 get updated... China is actually starting to take over

[@dinmavric5504]

And tell me what happened when you woke up? No, living standards in China are not starting to surpass Europeans, in fact China is currently facing a crisis where they produce so much but no one domestic consumer can purchase it... Not even close.

[@oriusnex]

He's exactly right, lack of diversification and overly conservative cultural attitude with regards to technology (nuclear fear mongering included, the tech aversion wasn't always there) has been dangerous for a long time. But as usual, people don't learn unless they get injured first.

[@eddyg4742]

Ya'll try to be the chess masters, not realising you are just chess pieces. Live and let live. Respect and co-operate. Wake up and stand up. Thats all I can say to Europe including Germany.

[@gokurockstar07]

If you want to save economy then unlock the measures for cheap energy otherwise sticking to the same idea will sink further.

[@lone20wolf]

And Germany still eants to support Ukraine over its own people. Olaf wanted to send Ukraine financial aid of 3 billion euros when german economy is not doing so well. What a joke

[@Rio.Motel.84]

Kremlin bot

[@ugooko7569]

@@Rio.Motel.84 what is untrue about the statement?

[@Rio.Motel.84]

@ugooko7569 your real intentions

[@olgag6581]

​@@Rio.Motel.84😂😂😂

[@olgag6581]

​@@Rio.Motel.84The former German finance minister confirmed that Scholz had set the task of allocating 3 billion euros of financial support to Ukraine, but Lindner said that this was impossible due to the difficult financial situation in the country. Lindner is a Kremlin bot. 😂😂😂

[@chinaman1]

A lot of German companies had also moved their HQs out to neighboring countries. Ironically a Germany company I worked with moved their HQ to Switzerland, and they said its for tax reasons. You times are hard when people would rather move from Germany to Switzerland for "tax reasons.

[@boon3736]

Fool fool fool Germany is play in the back by everyone now ...

[@patrickmccutcheon9361]

Why wait for moths for a vote of non confidence? Why not right away?

[@Wolfcamp555]

Germany has 50 billion cubic feet of US LNG supply available for import per day with another 50 billion coming on line This is the time to decide whether it wants it or not because its not going to be offered again.

[@adedotunadagbada16]

What is the going price ?? 4x of what they used to get from Russia.

[@Wolfcamp555]

@adedotunadagbada16 It will be cheaper than Russia.

[@eskay2012]

@@adedotunadagbada16 - end of the day, who makes more money? Definitely worth in sending a team to cut out the gasline! Yet, Olaf just 🤐

[@GokhanYlmaz-eg7jf]

​@@Wolfcamp555Will liquefied gas brought from the ocean in tankers be cheaper than a pipeline? you probably live in a parallel universe

[@Wolfcamp555]

@@GokhanYlmaz-eg7jf I live in Texas. The goal is to take global market share away from Russia and the Middle East. We are the largest producers in the world.

[@samsungtap4183]

1945 Joe Starlin wanted a deindustrialized Germany. Who would have thought all these yrs later you would do it yourselves VOTE GREEN...hahaha

[@AndrewJadal]

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[@EmmanuelOgu-i8r]

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[@johntyler7024]

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[@Elizabeth-mc7nn]

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[@MichealEdson]

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[@godgiftmmesoma6561]

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[@RichardGeiszler]

When blood is in the water, the sharks determine the timing.

[@robijorum4113]

When are they supposed to blame Russia for the bad economy 😂

[@ilovebarcelona9256]

LoL

[@DSAK55]

Da!

[@aoe2thisweek633]

no one cares, as long as russia stops crying about it everywhere, its fine.

[@neneklampir6664]

Da borris. Da.

[@gepal7914]

An industrial economy cannot survive with high energy costs. Shutting down nuclear plants was a disaster. Becoming dependent on Russian oil and gas was a disaster. Not keeping up the armed forces and supporting NATO was an invitation to Putin to invade Ukraine. And flooding the country with immigrants who were poor and cultural misfits put pressure on food supplies, clothing, housing, and healthcare. Governments this Century were a series of disasters. And now, there is the Demographic disaster. Germany is on a downhill trend.

[@dinmavric5504]

Yet Germany without immigrants is dead. It does not exist.

[@nerofiddles8798]

You played yourselves...

[@Cyril_Sneer]

The last decades Germany has become mote and more like the USA. No Rules, no Conditions, no Preconditions. So that someone grow up in Syria/Africa can work here. Nothing is recommended. E-Scooter, Uber, onlinebanking, lower foodregulations... It is not Germany anymore. And it will be a hot place in the future...

[@Eddies_Bra-att-ha-grejer]

Is online banking somehow bad?

[@raghubaradhikari5213]

they are fool for Ukraine so they are going to decline . Ukran Ukraine Ukraine ....!

[@DSAK55]

🤡 Da!

[@Rio.Motel.84]

Kremlin bot

[@Denamber-69]

Orban, it's you?

[@dinmavric5504]

How do you feel about 700k dead Russians in 2 years of war?

[@D_LEGEND]

Europe in general has to work a little harder on average and rid itself of external influence and control. Be it coming from the United States or China or whoever the heck else might be in the play. But the bottom line is innovation, hard work and investment is what's going to take Europe to the next independent state. I think that's a very hard thing given how most Europeans operate

[@petersouthernboy6327]

Germany historically runs a huge trade surplus with the US. By intent and design.

[@Matt-YT]

Too much regulation! Insufficient capital markets

[@D_LEGEND]

@@petersouthernboy6327 that doesn't mean it's the best thing to do for Germany.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

@@D_LEGEND I agree with you completely - Germany’s trade surplus largely reliant upon exports from a handful of large automobile manufacturers puts them in a vulnerable situation.

[@peterwong4779]

Should they come to apology to German taxpayers for the biggest mistake to Germany ? Now or Never 😁

[@JAMESBOND-cu3ti]

Germany is no longer the same! Lots of intellectuals and GREEN ideology prevailing in this country

[@rathindrasarkar3238]

What's behind support to extremist regime of Ukraine ?

[@ShivaKannan72]

We have never come across in our life where the Germany government foolishly sending more Aids to those who broke Germany's multi trillion worth of natural gas pipelines ! 🤣🤣🤣

[@aoe2thisweek633]

Yet germany declined russia;s offer of sending gas via the remaining pipelines and comfortably survived 3 winters. I wonder why. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnelbakyan8983]

Wow... Now exports surpluses are bad? What did I just hear? It's like saying earning more than you spend is bad...

[@duncanmacl3od]

Make sure people you don't vote for politicians who love DAVOS more than their own country.

[@DSAK55]

Da!

[@rudyalfonsus686]

The price one must pay for being american's friend

[@MrRespectable-gw2xd]

Being America's enemy is dangerous, being America's subservient lapdog is fatal.

[@DSAK55]

🤡🤡

[@aoe2thisweek633]

the desperation is palpable. Try more.

[@MrRespectable-gw2xd]

@@aoe2thisweek633 I'm not sure what that means.

[@527ctguy]

I am not surprised. Germany is an aging country. It's getting old. Not going to get better.

[@callmearmstrong]

MONEY FOR WARS BUT NOT THE POOR

[@subhasisjoshi8135]

Wait a minute isn't the sanction done on Russians 😂

[@Joaodocaminhao0234]

Thank you 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@raaadu]

Yet nobody is blaming the end of the relations with Russia over oil and gas, wich are vital for the industry. The end of these relations were a german decision and everybody was especting this to happen😅

[@siddheshshivraj3534]

Cheaper energy + Lesser tax money spent on asylum seekers + Cap on kindergeld (No payment above 3 children) + Reduced bureaucracy + Increased IT Digitalization + Increase output of STEM graduates+ Reduce brain drain impact to US + Ability to adopt & accept new challenges

[@strigoiu13]

😂😂😂 And no indian bots, please, worrying about Germany

[@robertluvisia]

How is the Nord Stream going after Germany and US blowing it up?

[@williamgary7891]

More common

[@Antibayden]

Мало того что отказались от энергии из России. Так Россия автомобили теперь не покупает. Раньше в России каждая вторая машина была немецкой, а сейчас китайской. Досвидания германия 😂

[@tempo5366]

Your economy is barely the size of a medium European country even though you have the most land and highest population.

[@Antibayden]

@tempo5366 Please note that before Germany did not quarrel with Russia, everything was fine. you have the usual stereotypes about the life of Russians I assure you I personally live better than you two cars three apartments two children and there is the opportunity to fly abroad I am not a rich person in Russia Even rather poor

[@Denamber-69]

у вас сливочное масло под камерами в магазинах лежит, потому что стало самым популярным товаром кражи из-за отсутствия денег его купить. а ты на машины дорогие рот открыл 😂🤡

[@Antibayden]

@@Denamber-69 смысл обсуждать мою страну с моими врагами явно хорошего ничего не скажут

[@Antibayden]

@@Denamber-69 главное хороший вам там жизни в райском заду🤣🤣🤣. Я надеюсь скоро у вас не только будет масло под камерами

[@moritzrothacher2669]

I disagree with him.

[@kaushiknarayanan.c1678]

I may be a minority here but I believe Germany will eventually overcome this crisis.

[@GeigerFarm]

You aren’t a minority 🙂. My fear as a European American is that Germany figures out that guns and arms are far more commercially lucrative than cars 🤔😉

[@aoe2thisweek633]

@@GeigerFarm absolutely. Russia is running out of time which is why they are desperately trying to create an image of EU collapse while the reality is its the other way round. Imagine crying over 3 billion euros from Germany to Ukraine all the while spending 160 billions a year. They know that this 3 billion will cost the russians 10s of billions which is why they desperately want to fool german public that there is some kind of economic meltdown in germany

[@hoale811]

Meanwhile our government do nothing to improve this situation. Being too anxious to decide for the best solutions.

[@greenlach7398]

Germany needs to become the military manufacture of Europe to secure there manufacturing industries

[@bkh8528]

@greenlach7398 Ahhhh Germany tried that in the 1930’s and Early 1940’s……… and that strategy didn’t work out too well for them……. 😉

[@CK-jo9im]

Finally, Scholz found an excuse

[@onepuchok5789]

The future of EU is just farming… cheese, Wein, milk…

[@reneprovosty7032]

there is just no way that Germany can manufacture on no fossil fuels or nuclear in Northen Europe.

[@paulscouser3842]

Why are American news presenters on D W? Get German presenters please.

[@SeanAbbey]

They are German, just too much Netflix 😂

[@eisbaer2758]

Deutsch Welle, Funded by USA

[@Kennon959]

I like how nobody wants to say the 30B Euros to Ukraine isn't a cause of 10B Euros missing from the budget blah blah blah social funding is the issue, companies are the issue ............

[@dancostello6465]

Schultz look like Elmer Fudd. Is CDU the Bugs Bunny? What's up Schultz?

[@mickgatz214]

Spot On! 😂👍

[@frankcalloway4640]

lmao so youre gonna pay ten percent of your income to the church then complain about how the spd spends the budget? your priest bought a boat with your money

[@sas853]

finally they realise after US election, everyone shitting on pants

[@chaosland5325]

Zelensky: Don't forgot to give me billions.

[@ToxicBro-q8u]

The curse of Zelensky.

[@wowokingxoxo]

Call Russia an enemy but give them money for their gas. Olaf the snowman may be smarter.

[@HB-xw6im]

How can a reporter be so rude and not let someone finish the sentences like this? Very unprofessional

[@Florrrmil]

What's the ideal strategy to take advantage of the current crypto bull market

[@Smithwilson-y5k]

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[@Smithwilson-y5k]

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[@RandyHedge-x2t]

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[@Jackyy56]

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[@michael_swardh]

Red and Orange is not two colors that you should wear at the same time.

[@mssv19123]

Germany cannot escape from paying up....Trump will make sure Germany pays.....

[@ronald3836]

There is nothing to "pay". The 2% target refers to how much countries invest in their defense. Germany could shift some government agencies to their defense department, and the 2% is reached.

[@bkh8528]

@ronald3836 Except that person is talking about Tariffs on German exported goods to the US and not NATO…. Try to keep up with the conversation…….. 🤨

[@j_oleksa]

​@@ronald383620% tariff is also coming bro...

[@aoe2thisweek633]

EU is now talking about starting protectionism. I think the french are correct. The US will hut more from tarriffs. Bring it on. Russia tried a similar blackmail strategy and 2 years later were begging to be take back.

[@martinnzori2852]

PUPPETS.

[@olga66]

Get out of EU, get the energy supply back. The country will recover in no time 😂

[@stephenhill545]

The one which was cut off. Great idea.

[@MudThought]

​@@stephenhill545by whom?

[@DSAK55]

🤡🤡 Da!

[@koraamis5568]

All this so obvious, people called it years ago, way before the gas issues.

[@lambertgiang]

Haha, No miracle will happen whoever is in the Government until the Germany will dare to say No to the US and REINTRODUCE Russia's Energy back or enjoyed the Cold,dark Winter for a very long,long time😂

[@ronald3836]

There is no energy shortage.

[@leifiseland1218]

Is that you Ivan?.. You must realize, no one wants Ruzzian gas anymore... Not unless you stay within your borders, & start following the agreements you signed...& well, perhaps you will have to keep doing that for say.. half a century or so, to get your neighbors to start trusting you again..🧐

[@muhammadjoshua7464]

​@@leifiseland1218 I thought gas prices are high now in Germany?

[@andrzejnadgirl2029]

Not anymore, gas prices in Europe are lower than before the war in Ukraine. USA, Norway and Saudis accosted to lower their prices due to the war and it's actually not problem at all anymore.

[@MudThought]

​@@ronald3836only pay much much more for energy which should be used for health, education, etc.

[@peacearchwa5103]

Germany's political decision to dismantle its exceptionally well-designed network of nuclear power plants gas has sharply increased the cost of energy for households, for industry and for businesses generally. That has got to be a big drag on your nation's economy.

[@aoe2thisweek633]

I agree. stopping nuclear power was in hingsight a bad decision

[@Ivan-Dolgouhov]

Не вижу причин удивляться, этот кризис осознанный выбор правительства Шольца.

[@andilemtshe9063]

Controlled by USA

[@fredlu7638]

Does Schulz know that he is not competent?