Why Germany will Lose the 2030s

The world's 4th largest economy, Germany, is facing serious challenges. From its reliance on China for export markets to the impact of its energy choices and its role within the European Union, this video delves into the multifaceted issues that Germany must navigate in the coming years.
Join us to analyze the stress on Germany's economy, explore the country's dependency on export-led industries, demographic challenges, and the complexities of its energy policies.
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[@Owlandpie]

World : "Germany, you're about to lose the 30's" Austrian painter: "Nop"

[@crazygermanviper]

Me (german): Hahahahahahaha Me (american): Where is Austria?

[@svenadam1692]

LOL

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

No - it is not the "painter" that caused it this time but the "East German STASI educated Anglea Merkel" She handed - under the umbrella of "the climate" shut down all German coal mines, declared Nuclear Energy illegal, invested $ Billion to build the pipe line Russia Germany direct.. Who is her best friend who speaks fluently German since he attended the same workshops in Eastern Germany with Angela? Vlad Putin.

[@JeanLucsNerdBrain]

some angry German Politico RN: NINE NIEN NIEN! DAS NON GERMAN WORKERS ARE CONSPIRING AGAINST DA FATHER LAND! ITS AN INTERNATIONAL CHINESE CONSPIRACY!

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

@@JeanLucsNerdBrain Whatever it is - with "brain" it has absolutely nothing to do.

[@fb7876]

30's? It's already losing, and we're in the 20's!

[@crypt.y2k]

*mid

[@mjw907]

No he means things will get bad. If you think now is bad, it's just going to get worse.

[@NoctLightCloud]

​@@mjw907many Germans (especially youngsters in the cities) kinda romantisize suffering and poverty. Let them sink, they had it coming.

[@matthias8582]

Worst Problem in Germany is it's burocracy. It wont change because the country is ruled by old people.

[@matthias8582]

@@geranienbaum If they are the majority of voters, yes.

[@matthias8582]

@@geranienbaum soon thirty percent of all Germans will be retired. guess what they will vote for

[@raymondpomfret4214]

Oohh beware of old people they are the problem

[@tariizm1500]

Germany's young people embraces Marxist/socialist ideas as well

[@pionieresvizzero2224]

the main problem is bad energy politics

[@jdsheleg8332]

Back in the 90s I was studying about Germany 's failure to create families. I visited Germany multiple times, and I found true the lack of children around any given place.

[@boerekable]

Its the same all other Europe.

[@hellboy0189]

You should visit Italy than. Last summer I went to my hometown for vacation (I live abroad) and most people around town had white or no hair as they were old. I went in December and situation was slightly better but most people around were black, meaning not many italians around and italian born population shrinking. Seriously, being white I felt like a foreigner in there as locals looked quite different from me and italian population is aging. Also, crime significantly increase in my hometown and we are talking about a once very peaceful town of 40,000 inhabitants. If this the way Italy is headed, I don’t care about GDP growth forecast and low inflation of Italy, I am better off elsewhere in the world.

[@TMN0207]

@@hellboy0189 Right. And visit all developed countries like Japan, Korea.

[@hellboy0189]

@@TMN0207 Japan is the first country by aged population, Italy is 3rd if things didn't change, yeah I know.

[@Saskia728]

young people were more interested in career, money and ego trip than creating a family or strong relationship. Those who did, were called a loser. It was the new status quo combined with a lack of social empathy or emotional intelligence.

[@martinleung212]

Germany scored a few own goals, can't blame others for their problems.

[@jojoball11]

I blame German media, which is basically climate TV. Germans are in panic and irrational

[@hansdampf2084]

Getting a pipeline destroyed by a "friend" called usa is "their problem"?

[@valuetraveler2026]

USA

[@TheRealUsername]

The US of A 🇺🇲

[@hicrhodushicsalta6648]

Like the US.

[@Emilia-wy8zh]

Mutti had no vision..filling Germany with islamists is not a vision,but an disaster

[@boerekable]

But it will keep down Germany forever.

[@HerrschmannNachmann]

if you have a master - you should not have your own vision ...

[@fleischliebe430]

Oh you are very wrong. She did have a very clear vision and the just applied it. This is what we have now.

[@drstrangelove4998]

She’s an Apparatchik unfortunately, a huge mistake for Germany.

[@rudolfkraffzick642]

Refuse children as do especially educated Germans, also is no lifestyle. Its a disaster, if not the ultimate collapse.

[@mogznwaz]

Dear Germany, we’re getting the same negative cr@pola thrown at us in the UK. Anyone would think we’re being set up to fail through constant denigration

[@bobacker3465]

Losing a year or two may be a misfortune, but misplacing an entire decade does look like carelessness.

[@boerekable]

As a German I must say it’s over. I see no way how our lives will improve. At best we are able to keep up our current standard as long as possible.

[@michaelwang6125]

Its sometime not out of carelessness; other take advantage of democracy's weakness. If you go back to interview some of the protesters that was against the coal usage~ you might get the result of them being somewhat neutral or indifferent to the nuclear plant. aka it might be highjacked and this was years at the working ~ the result isn't just making Germany dependent on Russia for energy but also disarm its ability to create NUs whereas S.Korea-etc can probably do so within 6-15 months since they kept theirs running. Divide and Rule is an effective tactic that is still being used today ~ e.g Pushing America to be far right/left so it itself can't unite (in most situation - will be too busy fighting each other than concentrating on the task in hand)

[@Vanced-ii3bj]

​@@michaelwang6125 ??? " If you go back to interview some of the protesters that was against the coal usage you might get the result of them being somewhat neutral or indifferent to the nuclear plant. "

[@michaelwang6125]

@@Vanced-ii3bj try ask 10 and ask what originally got them there. There are some who are there and are truly against having nuclear plants after a nuclear disaster (even if its in another country) after seeing the report on the news. What I was trying to say is there are divisions in all democractic nations; for better or for worse ~ many took advatnage of the divide. e.g Media will try to swing far left or far right to gain more views (aka their revenue) In a worse case will be if a rivalry nation try to expand the division to weaken the targeted nation; cause it to be divided so the nation as a whole can't work together (or slow their reaction time) - even if it doesn't lead to an all out civil war. aka the classic divide and rule tactic by the past USSR and other empire states centuries ago.

[@peterwulff469]

- Germany has not just lost a decade. It simply bo longer has a German future.

[@shiulai5804]

Why has Germany not uttered ONE WoRD over the bombing of the gas pipeline that it co-owns? Why has Germany chosen to keep quiet over the cessation of investigation by Sweden and Denmark? Why the lack of curiosity ? Can you do an investigative piece on it, Arron?

[@philippebracq884]

Because Germany is a joke@

[@thecanadianartist6273]

Germany fall into the trap of America. They thought they conquer Russia somehow, and they get energy and other resources for free. That plan is folded, they lost the trust of Putin and the Russians. See what will happens next. America can hold on to her hegemony if she destroys Europe and China. Things going well for them.

[@AlChemist-235]

Puppets

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

Because we,are,a colony. And usa keeps it that way....with uk...and....

[@MixueLee-pg7jr]

They are part of the gang who wants to put down Russia

[@klimatbluffen]

Unfortunately, importing labor does not work here in Europe. In Sweden, it takes fifteen years to get them into working life, so those who are between forty-five and fifty get a pension immediately they land

[@klimatbluffen]

@@geranienbaum The fact that a person happens to find a job means nothing.

[@ioeuropaganymedkallisto7204]

Stop spreading lies. Every migrant I know of got a job and do pay into the welfare system through their workforce and taxes. Your "15 years before they are ready to work" is in general bullshit and may only be true for 3 year old minors from migrants who need to get into school first.

[@joaovictorpalmeida]

Are you implying that the government assists the people for 15 years before getting a job? That‘s preposterous. I am migrant in Germany myself and most of the migrants I know are net contributors, since they did their education abroad and moved in the beggining of their productive life

[@FS-eh4dj]

It’s also hard to get a jop by contrast immigrants to the US can easily find work and do well in comparison to Europe , due to many issues including language barriers and tribalism and discrimination, Europen countries are ethnic states ( tribal ) not multiracial nations like the US we’re diversity is normal , as the US president famously noted that you can’t be French if you are not of French origin you can’t be a Turk if your not Turkish but you can be American regardless of your origin , he means that you would be accepted as an American by contrast if you get French citizenship they will never accept you as French , in Turkey if you speak Turkish they will accept you because Turkey has always been multicultural but due to the influence of Attatrk nationalism you must be born as a Turkish speaker to be accepted .

[@supa3ek]

what a load of bullshit lol

[@ProgressIsTheOnlyEvolution]

I find it ironic that while most can perhaps agree that Germany will face a tough 2030s that it is not mentioned that so will pretty much everyone else!

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

I agree

[@joesoy9185]

The difference is that Germans will probably have the largest lowering of living standards, as theirs was so high in the past.

[@cptprice111]

@@AaronWatsonGeo and you should also say that Germany is a vassal of America because of the Chancellor's Law and cannot make its own foreign policy

[@cptprice111]

@@AaronWatsonGeo the war in ukraine was triggered by germany in order to occupy the ukrainian market...they promised russia compliance with the minas agreements and deceived him

[@cptprice111]

@@AaronWatsonGeo Germany is under the influence of America...and their decision to destroy their industry comes from America

[@kokalos64]

I like the way you talk slowly and clearly. Probably you are the first one to realise that we are not all Anglo-Saxons Thank you.😊😉

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

😊

[@MJ-zv2sd]

How is that??? You are trying to kill and in enslave Slavs again!! Brits and Germans are the worst nations in the world that taught the USA how to be a nasty empire

[@geraldgeaf1292]

He has to make sure that his propaganda for which he has been well paid gets to you

[@kokalos64]

He is not even Russian propagandist.

[@muhammedbilgehanguluser6952]

@@geraldgeaf1292 i dont understand since when the truth became called as ''propaganda''?

[@waichui2988]

Germany's, in fact Europe's biggest problem is that they are falling behind in the information age Who are their biggest companies? Do they have the equivalent of Google, Facebook, Amazon? Have you heard of any news reporting German companies rolling out AI products that shakes the world? Do they have top of the world chip companies, the European counterpart of Nvidia, Intel,TSMC? When was the last time a European super computer the fastest in the world? Are they in emerging, revolutionary technologies that will shake the world in 8 or 10 years? Are they in quantum computing?

[@Jay...777]

True. But Germanys biggest problem is its foreign policy. It must stop following US diktats if it to have any chance of success.

[@user-gi6db4bw2o]

is AI a bubble?

[@anonymerdude4501]

Indirectly yes, through the descendants of Europeans in the US

[@shiulai5804]

Although its currently leading in some tech domains, America is not doing that well either, or it would NOT have needed the “chips act” or its frantic export bans on China. It is SCARED.

[@mrconfusion87]

​@@anonymerdude4501Or those who migrated there recently...

[@AmonVA]

as an ex german: every day I left this country 15 years ago is a blessing!

[@shaktisinh03]

Where are you now?

[@AmonVA]

@@shaktisinh03switzerland

[@bobby000]

so you left a rich country for an even richer one, it aint like germany is a shithole@@AmonVA

[@uncommon_name9337]

Any suggestions on where to go these days ?

[@Br3ttm4n]

how can you be an ex German? she's not a partner lol just because you moved to another country doesn't mean your no longer German 🤣🤣

[@BcexBpacxoD]

No one touched Germany, but they themselves started a war of sanctions against Russia. America also blew up a gas pipe and they were so OK. It's time to think about the wisdom of the Germans.

[@yglnvbrs]

4th reich in 2040 it seems

[@victorye7150]

They only have wisdom of mechanics sucks at strategic thinking. You wonder why they are always lose in power competition.

[@looseycanon]

Hope you have proof of tht second part.

[@blitzroehre1807]

Any proof for your claims, comrade?

[@richardenders6606]

@@looseycanon - the evidence of the 20th century and everything the video has just told you, Germany usually screws up the really big decisions, Barbarossa, funding the EU, mass immigration, net zero, Russian sanctions, an assumed ever expanding China based on an assumed never ending supply of cheap gas etc, etc

[@joesoy9185]

The warning signs are when a traditional family-run company like MIELE is closing down a large production plant in Germany and moving production to Poland. The reasons given are cheaper production costs and less bureaucracy. I can imagine other German companies will follow suit.

[@nikki-op4xj]

as a polish person " the less bureaucracy" sounds made up . im not saying is impossible but ...

[@joesoy9185]

@@nikki-op4xj When a company such as this wants to create wealth and job opportunities, the Poles will always find a way.

[@jean-emmanuelrotzetter6030]

Close to all major German industrial companies are producing also abroad, even many of the larger family owned ones. A very few of the families have even moved abroad, some with the company headquarters, but still are producing in Germany and other countries.

[@bratwurstmitbiryani]

but Miele never went into cost reducing innovations, always kept their prices high. They never adjusted to the fact that people don't think that long term anymore. They are being outcompeted by the competition to be honest. Other companies are taking the market like Samsung, siemens. Its not that Miele is leading and others have to follow, Miele is probably the last one to think of reducing costs.

[@santostv.]

Less burocracy = bribes 😎

[@zeroconsequences]

Loved it when Trump said Europe was overly relying on Russia for their energy needs back in 2019 (it was over 70% of their LNG at the time). They actually scoffed and laughed at him.

[@m_lies]

But you know Obama did To?

[@skurinski]

​@@m_liesbut they all licked Obama's arse

[@Damychad]

Germany needs skilled immigration, except it's hard to find skiled people speaking german and willing to go there

[@firstpostcommenter8078]

True. Skilled immigrants are not interested to put the huge amount of effort required in learning a new language at that age

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

Facts

[@Mark-ps2iy]

German is not that hard. I learned it when I was a toddler!

[@Mark-ps2iy]

Sorry, too corny. I prefer potatoes...

[@michihofer587]

Our Germany will get unskilled workers from Romania, Bulgaria and former Yugoslavia. 😂😂

[@thedailygreatness]

Idk about "losing" but Germany , like many Euro and Asian countries, squandered their "boomer" generation. All they apparently did was "work, work, work" instead of having children and developing a robust domestic consumption market, very similar to Japan and S Korea. Now, the dividends are yielding and the 2030s will show what was actually planted.

[@Taschenrechner1337]

I'd go further: When one speaks of reliance on exports it really means: The people in that country are not able to spend the money. Why not? Because they are underpaid. So where does all the money go (positive trade balance means that lots of money is coming in)? Into investments. Who owns these investments? The few, the capitalists. So not only were the boomers misaligned in their values (make money, not children) but then they were even betrayed for a good part of what they brought in! Same is true for so many countries in the western world. Squash the workers, make them work, and don't pay what they actually make. That way they won't have time nor money to raise a family, but the system doesn't care. In fact neoliberalism made it much worse.

[@benzo___]

you're the one smart commenter, glad I found you, because holy smokes this video and the comment section below are completely delusional

[@gabbar51ngh]

Don't worry male immigrants and refugees would take European women and the wealth of boomer who would soon go into ground. Europe would be revived once again, just give it time.

[@fj8264]

@@gabbar51ngh Jesus. Get off your replacement conspiracy and start taking those meds, Jimmy.

[@thamor4746]

Honestly the tackling on issue of people not getting kids is one of the biggest issues almost all countries around the world is facing and I keep constantly hearing the population getting old, but really no solutions like advocating more to schools having kids more involved with opposite sex, have more ads to benefits of making families and overall supporting more families that get children. Complaining of not getting kids in a world where system really doesn't anymore support this is a problem in the system. I know workforce is only thought, but if nations really think that immigration is a good fix, it isn't. It's already been proven with the high rise in nationalistic rights in politics and more unrest in nations societies as cultures will keep clashing in increasing amounts. Yeah good that you get your workers and consumers, but same time it will erode your nation if you invest too heavily as if immigration is the fix.

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

Agreed. Countries need pro-family and pro-natalist tax policies.

[@friedhelmschroter8124]

I don't think that not getting kids is currently a huge issue. The world population is still growing. Immigration is for sure one of the solutions. Another is technology. Mankind has experienced a long long period of expansion and birth rate may shift the power and populations size, but in a gradual way. Once a too low birth rate should become a real problem growing up kids can be declared to be the job of the country and not any more that of an individual family costing quite some money.

[@NicolasHaufe]

​@@friedhelmschroter8124Bro the only growing in population are too poor to sustain it so yes Low birthrates are a Problem

[@friedhelmschroter8124]

@@NicolasHaufe Seeing it globally (worldwide) low birthrates are no problem, because the worldwide population is still growing (at least for this century). Some people rather see the opposite, that the growing global population is a huge problem because it depletes the global ressources more fast and leaves less and less room for other creatures. Seeing into certain countries who are at the forefront of low birthrate in combination with permanantly more elderly population some people may see a problem in the fact that they cannot keep their current standard (usually these countries enjoy much higher wealth share than what its population represents as a share globally), but as technology progresses and the time progressing makes the details on the problems more clear I am sure solutions are/will be created. The current situation in Germany is that there was an increase in population by immigration of about 5 Mio (3 major reasons: 1) Ukraine refugees - supported by politics and population 2) Syria, Afghanistan and global refugees - initially supported, now it becomes more and more rejected, but politicians find no way to stop it 3) invited immigration from other european countries to fill job demands) causing stress to everybody to find houses/rental flats and there is no reasonable solution to this, because recent global development has caused a huge increase in cost. For me this increase in German population was unexpected and therefore I think the situation is more complex and only when we see the birthrate is so low that global population will decrease for example below 5 billion I would agree that it is a real problem to be addressed.

[@anilct09]

Let the house prices quadruple and see no more kids in any western countries. If govt stops greedy landlords fron buying more investment properties then women don't have to do long working hours. A man get a mortgage and have a decent family. Not in this bullshit economy.

[@mikhailglobus6766]

As much energy as Costa Rica, you say? That's great research and even better journalism! An easy to understand reference that JUST MAKES SENSE.

[@Jacking0ff]

sounding like reallifelore 🤢

[@geraldgeaf1292]

Or he can just say with no reference because you dont know any better and will agreed with any claims he makes

[@valeriet5581]

I found that stat completely useless, because unlike you, I have absolutely no idea how much energy CR uses or even what their popultion is. I only know that there isn't much manufacturing there, there's a lot of jungle, and tourism is likely their #1 industry.

[@mikhailglobus6766]

@@valeriet5581 i think the sarcasm was lost on you. I meant to say that it was a terrible reference

[@zadovrus1624]

No it's not. As a power engineer I can't understand what he's talking about. It could be energy consumed per set period of time (day, month, year), power, straight up energy consumption per second. Secondly, who of the top of their head knows what Costa Rica's energy consumption numbers are :)

[@ricardoblikman2676]

As a Dutchman I do not understand this disdain on blue collar workers and farmers. the are being destroyed really fast in western Europe since the start of the EU. We think we can survive on "Clean" Industry like ASML but nobody understands that if everything is forbidden, wrong and expensive, those countries will relocate because their workers can not live a normal life on a 100k wage!

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

Because it comes from the American view on things. Immigration in the US is in reality, a way to get cheap labor. And you, as a citizen, are meant to use these cheap new people to make a profit. If you don't make profit, you are useless because money is everything. People will look at people doing manual labor and scoff at them, like they are a lower class of people. It's always been that way.

[@ricardoblikman2676]

@@nicholasgutierrez9940 we have this Bidenomics for over 20 years here in Europe, Joe just copied EU laws and policies. We use east Europeans / slavic people as cheap below the cost of living slaves ever since the Berlin wall came down in 199x

[@LuluTheCorgi]

Blue collar workers and farmers are nowhere near the same, farmers are usually millionaires here they are incredibly well off, nothing like blue collar workers You could cut ALL farming subsidiaries and they would still be among the highest earners in the country

[@ricardoblikman2676]

@@LuluTheCorgi Thats a leftist Lie. These people get up 4 am and work until dawn they just take balance sheets and do not add the investment debts

[@FaraStiriRO]

Ahhh, the classic “wE NeED mORe miGRAntS”. Yeah, we are humans not, economic units. We can have a more mid economy, but keep our SAFETY, culture and language.

[@TheFatAmericans1]

Gotta keep pumping those numbers so the CEOs can keep hoarding more and more wealth

[@3142Khurasan]

its called natural replacement, if your birth rate cant sustain the nation then your achievements I.Q, economy and culture mean nothing, same goes for states like Japan that will go extinct unless they become more family oriented

[@FaraStiriRO]

@@TheFatAmericans1 Absolutely! Just can’t wait to live in the turbo-capitalist dystopia.

[@Adidas_der_schwanger_war]

Why is it always that option and never "make more babies"

[@FaraStiriRO]

@@Adidas_der_schwanger_war Idk, i guess they’re just afraid that people are going to call them nazis. Even though, in the communist times of mu country ( i’m romanian ), making babies was STRONGLY encouraged and abortion and contraceptives were illegal.

[@chopinmack5418]

To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal . At the Table or On the Menu ? Germany has been half converted into a Sausage on the Menu by his dear friend .

[@havencat9337]

lol:)) very very well said! what US did to EU just now with the Ukraine mess its exactly that - fatal friend!

[@patriotoverseas]

​You call the US Germany 's friend ? I wouldn't mind more friends like Germany whom I can dictate to and take advantage of ! 😂@@havencat9337

[@rajahua6268]

America uses security to sell their weapons and encourage everyone to stockpile arms for what?

[@yurilon4125]

Good old german wurst lol

[@KarelLernout]

It was announced in public in 2015 by George Friedman. He was the advisor of the White House for decades before this "lapsus" at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs... PS: You can find the entire lecture at the official YT channel of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, every fragment is in the Q&A session at the end (where our greedy warmongering George told more than he was allowed)! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m56mdpl7jtSgaqM

[@TheHesseJames]

What most people get wrong and especially we in Germany is that you do not need a huge export surplus to thrive. To the contrary. Having an export surplus year over year for decades means you've exported welfare of your population against credits to the other countries. The way forward for Germany is to decrease its energy intensive industrial sectors and develop its services sectors.

[@verycoolguy69]

Sadly this is not how the economy works. In capitalism you are reliant on getting more foreign investors to increase growth.

[@TheHesseJames]

@@verycoolguy69 Germany is not reliant on foreign investors. There is plenty investment power inside Germany.

[@santostv.]

Every western country has welfare

[@tc691kiing9]

Germany: Am I loosing the world China: nop!

[@kentriat2426]

If China has a problem over population and real estate plus banking system with just 13 trillion in debit What dose that say about the situation in the USA with 34 trillion debit growing a trillion dollar a quarter, a commercial building disaster a population with no savings Germany seems to be heading the same way very quickly with industrial decline/closure, companies leaving the EU, imports of energy crippling commercial operations and no cheap fertiliser out of Russia devastating agricultural production compounded by stupid attacks of farming subsidies

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

i think your estimate of Chinese debt is low. They have an enormous debt issue at the municipal gov't level. Additionally, Chinese real estate is substantially overbuilt, while no such issue exists in Germany or the US.

[@henglee3127]

@@AaronWatsonGeo The United States blew up Nord Stream 2. Your government doesn’t dare to do anything. It should be more concerned about its own energy prices.

[@jansoltes971]

16:43 This couldn´t be more telling! Talking about "aging demographics" while showing a footage from Germany where a woman of Middle-Eastern origin is the only one with a young child.

[@geraldgeaf1292]

How did you know she is middle-eastern - racist very much? Germans cannot look,dres,walk,etc, like that?

[@zeez.5392]

What is wrong with that

[@zeez.5392]

How do you know she was middle eastern? The video never showed her face. Not all middle eastern are muslims and not all muslims are middle eastern

[@avacyn2000]

​@@zeez.5392 Let's break this down for you. - No ethnic Germans are Muslims. - It is highly uncommon for non-Muslims to wear headscarves. Hence, this is a fair assumption that she's not German. - Ergo, she is not German. Secondly, 'what is wrong with that?'. The list is endless, but I'll give you one crucial point. One cannot expect a country to undergo a major demographic transformation and expect the said country to maintain a similar or identical culture within it. Do you think this is an issue? All of our leading examples say so. Paris, London, Amsterdam.... These places are unsafe and rampant with crime. This has correlated with the large influx of migrants. Germany will no longer be 'German' if these trends continue. It'll be a Middle-Eastern conclave living on German territory, mixed with actual Germans. As evidenced above, this leads to disastrous consequences.

[@jansoltes971]

You seem to be that kind of person people call a "smartass". Here's why: 1. That original comment of mine was a YT COMMENT - not an ethnographic study! And yes, I know where Muslims live in the world and who else lives in the Middle East. I also speak Persian and I'm interested in that region. 2. Of course I'm not 100% sure, but the majority of Muslims in Germany are of Middle-Eastern origin (Turks, Arabic speaking Syrians and Iraqis, and Kurds). So it's quite sensible to assume that the woman is from the Middle East. There are considerably fewer Pakistani or Indian Muslims in Germany, not to mention Indonesians. She's not a Black (Subsaharan) Muslim either because of her skin colour. She could be from the Balkans but I think Bosnian or Albanian Muslim women dress differently. Etc. 3. Finally, as for your first comment "what's wrong about that?" or so - how do you know I think there's something wrong about it? I just stated the obvious: Muslims in Germany have higher birth rates than ethnic Germans (plus ever increasing migration), therefore that picture/footage was "telling", meaning in the long run Germany as we know it now might stop existing. Or do you think Middle-Easterns have the same mentality and culture as Central Europeans or Germans specifically? No, they don't. So in case they prevail one day and will be the decisive force in society, such society will have their characteristics (religion, legal system, education, sports, work environment, raising and schooling kids, etc, etc). Is it good or bad? I don't know. The world is changing all the time - is that good or bad? @@zeez.5392

[@Kondrill]

As a German, I can attest that this situation is far more complicated than it appears. One of the primary issues we face is the misallocation of funds. We have an overly generous welfare system, including unemployment benefits and citizen's income, which has been exploited since the large influx of refugees in 2015. While the principle of supporting those in need is sound, too many people unfortunately abuse this system. Criticizing the allocation of funds towards illegal immigrants, who receive substantial monthly payments, often results in being labeled a Nazi. This label stifles meaningful debate, as the government dismisses any critical views as right-wing extremism. This has led to a widespread feeling of being ignored and stigmatized for raising legitimate concerns. An example of this misallocation is the annual donation of 350 million euros for green bike paths in Peru, which has become a running joke among Germans about our excessive generosity. This misallocation of funds reduces the incentive for newcomers to seek employment and contribute to the economy, exacerbating the skilled labor shortage. While we do need immigrants to bolster our workforce, they should not come solely to receive benefits without contributing. Germany, as an industrial nation, relies heavily on affordable energy to maintain economic stability. However, green policies have led us to hastily adopt climate-neutral energy solutions, shutting down safe nuclear power plants based on questionable circumstances (Habeck Akten). Despite limited solar and wind power infrastructure, we attempt to sustain our heavy industry. Consequently, we are now paying a fortune for the dirtiest electricity (brown coal), importing it at high costs from neighboring countries. These issues are not just future problems of the 2030s but are already manifesting and will likely escalate sooner than anticipated. I could go on further and further, talking about current problems the whole world seems to see, but not we germans...

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

Oh, my sweet summer child, you still believe that Germany's economy is strong and it's only the wrong allocation.

[@MusikCassette]

you fell for a fallacy there. you see people having ideals you don't share. and you thought "them" trying to achieve those ideals must course problems. However, your preconceived assumptions do not hold up to quantitative scrutiny.

[@slekic]

Let’s be fair, Angela Merkel’s brain-dead policies are far more to blame for Germany’s troubles than Schroeder’s - not that I absolve him of part of the blame. I was in Germany when Mutti announced the plan to shut down nuclear energy. And not because of Fukushima, but because it gave her party a temporary edg over the Greens. As a reporter I also followed the “drama” of reaching NATO’s 2% defense budget, which DefSec Gates first brought up in 2010. Mutti blew him away saying Germany would need 20 years to grow its defense budget from 1.19% to the required 2%! There are many other examples of her amazing boneheadedness, including codling up to despots like Putin, Erdogan and Vucic. In fact, if Merkel had been an active KGB agent, she could not have inflicted greater harm on Germany and NATO.

[@benjaminmcfadyean-walsh3661]

My experience of working with Germany is they always want everything for free. They don't like having to pay. Sadly that just doesn't work especially in a time of cost of living crisis.

[@Peekaboo-Kitty]

You must be a talking of the illegal migrants there. Germans are very hard working and don't expect anything for free. I know that for a fact.

[@corn.3892]

Thats a bit oversimplified, over 20% would vote for a far right party, which promises to dismantle the social state. People are fairly happy to pay for things like public transportation, and the party advocating for it has less than 5% of the votes.

[@form7678]

Germany is the best example of a country which moved to renewables without any plan or reliable options in mind. Moving away from Gas/Coal/Nuclear without another cheaper form of energy was just stupid. I think its only Germans who need to shoulder this blame for voting for politicians who are more keen on their Woke/climate agendas without keeping up the priorities of heir own populations

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

good point

[@mtm_777]

EU is American puppet except Hungary and some other countries 😅

[@jansamohyl7983]

Um, no.. the actual plan was to use gas in the interim. At the turn of century, getting off nuclear was more important than the climate change. But it doesn't really matter that much in the long run, nuclear is not making a comeback, it's 4 times more expensive than wind and solar, they just need to build renewable capacity a bit faster, to account for the rising gas prices. And they will, it's in the Energiewende.

[@jojoball11]

German Media talks about climate change 24/7. Germans are so afraid, they think they're going to die. That explains their irrational behaviour.

[@jojoball11]

German media talks about climate change 24/7. Germans are in panic. And people in panic don't make good decisions.

[@postmanlondon]

I don’t celebrate the demise of Germany even though my daughter that studied there tells me that we the UK are openly mocked there.

[@txbre8758]

To be fair, Americans hardcore mock the British 😅I can’t say that’s isolated in Germany.

[@Mark-ps2iy]

I never experienced something like that. Except with regards to Brexit. That's considered to be a very dumb decision. Probably because most Germans are strong supporters of the EU and feel a little betrayed.

[@bullwinkle60]

We do? How so? I remember we used to make fun of their teeth.

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

The cousins. Ongoing hate....

[@boerekable]

Uk and Germany are both on the decline on a roughly equal scale.

[@CM73878]

Germany’s best days are behind it. Its universities lag those in the US, UK and Australia. It has specialised in industries which can be conducted more cheaply elsewhere and its technology is way behind its competitors. We were all dumbfounded to find that the only place in Europe where fax machines were still used was Germany. Dieselgate made the rest of the world question just how reliable German technology was. VW’s decision to close down its local software operation and transfer this to China is an acceptance that it has lost the game. It is still a rich country, but will not be in 50 years’ time.

[@ciaranReal]

I'm british, but don't look down on yourself we have similar problems to you, if not more and worse. 🇬🇧 🤝 🇩🇪 may we thrive together one day

[@mikemines2931]

The problem is their energy supplier is also outside the country not just their customers.

[@EdelmarSchneider]

Environmentalists can bring even the strongest of the economies to its knees.

[@c0rnichon]

Troll

[@aceyage]

???

[@DavidCoxDallas]

BASF has moved/is moving production to USA - Louisianan, specifically, where they've access to US natural gas & North American (NAFTA) markets w/o the transport costs. but, deglobalisation & the demographic shift are even bigger threat to the German economy.

[@isekaiexpress9450]

Except it's going to be China, not Louisiana. American refineries seem to get blown up very often recently.

[@DavidCoxDallas]

American refineries,@@isekaiexpress9450? perhaps you're confusing USA & Russia. Ukraine's drones keep destroying Russian oil refineries. US refineries are shut down from time to time to improve output, making them more compatible with demand - especially as America shifts to EVs for car purchases in response to tax incentives.

[@bobbush5339]

I was in Germany last week. No German left and all are Turkish or Tunisian.

[@TheHesseJames]

And I was in your country yesterday and I could only see clowns.

[@moritzdermotzer5101]

@@TheHesseJames nope, this man's right! ever been to germany? germans are gonna be a minority in their own country if politics keep going that way. but people voted for those leftard politicians, so they have themselves to blame, i guess...

[@AVolpe86]

@@TheHesseJameshe is Right. Germany is full of foreigners, mostly Muslims.

[@smal750]

lol

[@mrcockney-nutjob3832]

Ah yes, the famous Turkish nationalists living in Germany.

[@S7i7mon]

Atomic energy has no future in Germany, simply because rebuilding it now is FAR more expensive, than investing in the renewables like solar and wind energy which is more popular simultaneously. It will take time and money though and using coal to get there is dirty and expensive...

[@TheGammelfjols]

The demographics will cause the EU to collapse, I can't see a scenario where the demographics will not cause the EU to collapse. the common currency, the euro, is based on a utopia. that we want some form of solidarity between the European peoples. the nation-states are still how we see ourselves in Europe. and no matter how much the eu tries to create a common Euroean identity, we Europeans don't buy it. in fact, we would rather support, for example, the Dutch who are working to free themselves from the EU as a Dane, than support the EU dictatorship. When Germany faces the crisis, in all seriousness, then the dominoes will fall in Europe. and the end is that it dissolves the eu. Italy may also be the triggering factor.

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

Same

[@Dk2-vs7hh]

Musals will convert Europe to Eurostan!

[@Mark-ps2iy]

The European identity is stronger than ever. And I bet it will be growing even more in the long run. There may be difficulties with mislead far-right movements, but as things will get better, people will be satisfied. That is, of course, if politicians in the states and the union are able to conduct tough decisions.

[@liamthompson9090]

The demographic issue is not aging Europeans. It is bringing in millions of Third Worlders who are not interested in, nor educated about, democracy. They, also, have inflexible religious beliefs.

[@Mark-ps2iy]

@@liamthompson9090 I don't think that's a problem with considerable scope. It's what right wing news want you to believe.

[@3ue-b]

Two stock picks for you from good old Germany: 1) Rheinmetall (RNMBF) 2) Bitcoin Group SE (BTGGF) has market-value of 200 million €, but holds bitcoins valueing 550€.

[@starsryder2612]

Germany lost completely it's way and became sickenly woke. We lost our work motivation and we have a serious problem with our national identity due to the war history. This leds to numerous problems such as the "wrong" migration since the people who come to us mostly don't have any valuable skills. And we were way too naive about China. It hurts to see an entire nation falling

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

Germany - say it loud - has been taken over by communists. And those who scream NAZI all the time are using Hitler as a shield and a weapon - you are against them - the communists - you are a NAZI.

[@samsmith7585]

"the war history" No one alive today is responsible for WW2. Stop flagellating yourself. It's embarassing.

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

@@samsmith7585 What an idiotic statement. Short of saying - yesterday is meaningless. How are humans supposed to learn and prepare for the future if "extrapolation" of past history is declared a stupidity?

[@samsmith7585]

@@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp Germans are constantly being beaten over the head by endless reminders of the Hitler era. The purpose is to destroy their morale so they then feel they have to make up for it by allowing poor immigrants into their country. And so their nation is slowly being destroyed.

[@hellboy0189]

@@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp the problem is when learnings from the past lead you to willingly destroy your country to make room for people who have no respect for your country. Look at Paris, Milan, London, etc: woke culture literally destroyed these cities.

[@sk.n.9302]

I'm half german & lived there for about 20 years. Very interesting report!

[@mdferozalamkhan2735]

I met a German friend in a conference recently. While discussing several things over a cup of coffee he brought in Germany's recent tight economic situation, and he said all those catastrophic things happened in Germany was due to the blunders made by someone called the "Mickey Mouse " ! I didn't ask him who he was referring to because there was no time left for a new session which we both had to attend. Afterwards we left for the airport to catch our flights to the opposite destinations of each other. But I am still curious who was that "Mickey Mouse " ? !!!

[@justjake5389]

which country owns disney land? you can guess the rest.

[@mdferozalamkhan2735]

@@justjake5389 Yes, i can guess now who it is, thanks.

[@Vaedarx]

companies doing classic moves right now. shutting down their business in germany, blame high energy prices and bureaucracy. lay off thousands of employees and reopen in low-income countries. brilliant, indeed.

[@fj8264]

... you forgot decades of lobbying that lead to the erosion of the german labour market (Agenda 2010 and the Riester laws). It's easy to blame "high energy prices" when one supported RWE in the built-up of coal plants instead of furthering for example the bleeding edge tech in the 2010's (where Germany atrociously sold all their know-how in solar tech to China ...)

[@hantae-sul5816]

All my life I've heard everyone say Germany is about to end. But it's the 4th largest economy in the world, with a great infrastructure and a growing economy. The bloggers from those countries who said that Germany is in recession have been left in a bad position themselves.

[@DiggerWingl]

Oh no. I'm currently a young biology student from Germany. Seems like I'll move to the US or UK after my masters.

[@captaindoomsdayreloaded6685]

We will welcome you.

[@marcomagrin7611]

Lmao salaries are trash in UK

[@DiggerWingl]

@@marcomagrin7611 oh I didn't know that. Seems like then only the US is left.

[@hellboy0189]

Why not Canada or Switzerland or Austria? Aren’t those countries a better alternative for a German speaker? I don’t think UK or US are good in these days.

[@marcomagrin7611]

​@Bulletproof_ice_cream Yeah, scientist salaries in the UK are a joke. I would argue that German salaries for scientists are perhaps better, considering the cost of living is also probably lower.

[@punitapillai5091]

I guess they could claim that this decline is due to the US based EU?????

[@silkekoehlmann4188]

Die Finanzelite hat entschieden Deutschland, nach es finanziell ausgenommen wurde, von der Klippe zu stürzen !

[@Peekaboo-Kitty]

Germans are not allowed to trash their Masters (America).

[@mr.netflix9149]

They could, If they would like to shift blame on a third party??????

[@Mozart69938]

Thilo Sarrazin wrote a book in 2010 “Germany abolishes itself”. Most of his predictions and theories were correct. He was crucified in the German press and public.

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

The infiltration of Germany by the Communists started with the fall of the wall in Berlin. Angela Markel was and still is trying to destroy what is left of Germany. And now - anybody who has the courage to call it what it is - a takeover of Germany by the Communists all those are instantly called NAZI

[@unbelievableHoruz]

no they are not correct

[@DieterTews]

Thilo Sarrazin is not correct

[@rinmartell2678]

WTF?! Sarrazian wrote a racists book. That’s why Germans crucified him. He did not write anything about German economy. He mostly wrote about his bizarre racist view of the world.

[@fabioschneider5970]

@@DieterTews ... he is a quiet Genius . Smirk

[@davidh7799]

What a professionally done video! I'm blown away. I was asking myself what is with this that it is so well presented. Much appreciated. I've become a subscriber.

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cmkon3792]

Me, too, here from Malaysia. Go throttle up, Aaron!

[@drstrangelove4998]

Really?

[@lesterryanmd]

the worst partner? we know who

[@lesterryanmd]

consumption based economy? Debt based economy? Is this a joke? So, if I am a parasite printing fake money "buying" things with trash, I have an economy or am I a criminal?

[@HerrschmannNachmann]

@@lesterryanmd it is even worse. "they" sell sth in exchange - else it would not work but lead to inflation / currency devaluation. ... one call it a "financial product" - others a "weapon of mass destruction" ... others do not care: they get their bonuses ...

[@peterdobson3347]

With Germany being in a major tsunami zone, you have to understand why nuclear needed to be axed immediately. Or was it Schroeder's personal financial gain that was the diving force. Politicians always want the best.

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

lol

[@alaypatel6050]

As of last update , germany is land locked.

[@thilobraun3440]

Merkel knew, that the Abolition of Nuclear Energy was and is one of the major goals of the Green Party. To look good in elections, Merkel decided to shut down Nuclear Power Plants in Germany. Of course knew, that Germaqny i surrounded by Nuclear Power Plants and she also knew about the effect the rising prices for energy would have on the economy, but all this was irrelevant to her. Political Games were more important than constructive leadership.

[@lexxihd5843]

@@alaypatel6050 He was joking. Arguing, that Germanys nuclear plant are safe, because their not in a tsunami zone or earthquake zone or really any dangerous zone.

[@fj8264]

@@lexxihd5843 calling 2nd gen nuclear power "safe" is a bit of an overestimation. It works well enough, but most plants were old tech. Also heavily, HEAVILY subsidized.

[@thilosc7284]

As a person who lives in Germany and also lived in other countries I can agree with you analysis. It is spot on. To me the German society in a way seems a little schizophrenic. On the one hand people want change but they do not want to pay the price for it.

[@FreeWanderingThinker]

I was also a foreigner living in Germany. I do not think people really want to change. They are rather afraid of change, it is called "German Angst". They would rather change reality and adapt it to their way of life. When I worked there, a thing I have heard often is : "Wir haben es immer so gemacht.", which means we have always done it this way, and since it has always worked, we keep doing it this way.

[@santostv.]

Portuguese mentality, at least in my country is mostly old people😂😂😂

[@fj8264]

@@FreeWanderingThinker You are intermingling two concepts here. Traditionalism and German Angst. German Angst is a slightly neurotic worry about things that might be, and are to be considered a though-experiment - which may or may not lead to Germans worrying about irrelevant stuff. Traditionalism is "Wir haben es immer so gemacht" and shows a lack of will to innovate - a hallmark sign of conservative thinking, which is stagnation at best, and utter destructive decline at worst. Germans tend to be traditionalists, and we as Germans need to work on that.

[@thomaskristensen3201]

So everything is fine in USA right.

[@matthiasmeyer6399]

4:29 in Germany we call this a "Milchmädchenrechnung".

[@danutahanyga4834]

Nice spin. The truth is that Germany wouldn't suffer this fate if the German government didn't obey the US orders to first break the contract for delivery and change the terms of payment from the agreed contract price to the spot price on the commodity exchanges which immediately increased the price and cost for the businesses. Then the pipeline was blown up. German products may have been a bit more expensive, but people were prepared to pay for the quality. Now 2 out of 3 German companies will go out of business. The idiot that Mr Habeck is, when asked if he is not concerned about German businesses going bankrupt, replied "they won't go bankrupt. They will just stop producing for a while". If I didn't hear it myself, I wouldn't believe it. Germany is "shot"/suffocating because as Mr Orban said "it shot itself in the lungs"

[@bravo1188]

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[@gregor-samsa]

That is uterly nonsense in AfD level....

[@danutahanyga4834]

@@gregor-samsa Translate into intelligible English. Anything to substantiate 😶

[@Mayhzon]

We are ruled by foreign interests who don't have our best health or well-being in mind. Simple as. Germany hasn't been Germany since the mid 20th century. That's the truth and nothing else. And all this moral grandstanding from Americans is literally victim blaming by the bully causing the harm.

[@EMPI75]

@@gregor-samsa always the same from this side. call it BS without going into details. the user is fully right and you would know it if you have basic level economic education..

[@fernandocardenaspiepereit4097]

There is one thing missing. Germany is leading in automation. Due to the already high labour costs a lot of the production in Germany is already automated. And the automation level will rise when there are lesser people in the work force. So the demographic problem will probably be an advantage.

[@yunusgokcen174]

Demographic problem is a moot argument. There is immigration. Also: high energy will make German products obsolute.

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

Actually, if I'm not mistaken it's China that is leading in automation. And they've been leading the world in automation for a very very long time. In fact, it is their ubiquitous automation in both the manufacturing and services sectors that is the REAL cause of their youth unemployment problem

[@fernandocardenaspiepereit4097]

@@ChinaSongsCollection When I see the videos of Chinese factories than I see people working like bees in a beehive. Go to a German factory in any outskirt industry area than You see whole factories being operated by one forklift driver and his girlfriend dealing with the books.

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

@@fernandocardenaspiepereit4097 That's only because you watch your videos from western sources. Where I live, many years ago when I was young, every time you watch the news on TV about China, you see people living in caves and slums. If you are a foreigner never been to China, you would have had the impression that Chinese live in caves and slums. But I've been going to China every single year for the last 20 years. I can tell you China is an EXTREMELY high tech modern clean place. And people live in houses and apartments just like everywhere else in the world. China is one of the most (if not THE MOST) automated countries of the world. EVERY SINGLE YEAR, China installs MORE robots than the rest of the ENTIRE world COMBINED. If you don't believe me, please check online on robot numbers per country. And dig deeper into the topic. And it isn't just robots. For example, China has been a cashless society for many years. So payments, etc are also digitalised and automated. (However, a few years ago the Chinese president gave the order that shops MUST accept cash because the yuan is legal tender in China. So in the last couple of years, China has reverted back to cash)

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

_... Just like to add a bit more to what I said about being a cashless society...._ So a couple of years ago, many kids in China had never seen cash in their lives because there were no opportunity to use cash. But nowadays, since shops and restaurants are forced to accept cash, cash is back in circulation. That move helps tourists A LOT. That's because in the earlier days not only that not all shops accepted cash, but even shops that did accept cash, they may not have the correct change. So as a tourist, you were forced to always have the correct change with you since their payment apps didn't work for tourists. Nowadays even their payment apps can be used by tourists.

[@prdiludi4432]

Anyone on this planet giving up nuclear power plants is a fool.

[@LeicaM11]

Merkel was a fool with that, I agree!

[@youalo895]

The US is $26.9 trillion dollars, why US own death $34 trillions dollars? Where these money go?

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

what

[@MrBUCKET-gt5og]

He is talking about debt​@@AaronWatsonGeo

[@PhiloSurfer]

To all the wars the US waged all over the world, to the billionaires and to the corrupt politicians and Military Industrial Complex.

[@muksimulmaad7413]

@@AaronWatsonGeo too much debt i think

[@well9179]

His mean debt not death

[@michaele.2583]

"...open themselfs to immigration." - that was a good one!

[@Intel-i7-9700k]

I, too, have total confidence that our politicians really know what they are doing and have made an extensive analysis that this is actually a good idea.

[@alexandersorbas1881]

@@Intel-i7-9700k Yes but only qualified immigrants and not the scumbags from illiterate countries

[@Joeias]

America’s GDP per capita is now $80,000

[@ambessaseway5594]

Thanks deficit spending/debt😂😂

[@JCSY1]

All the sugar coating terms, figures, drama, etc won't change the real true hard facts that the US is heading into serious downfall. Even if you really make USD 80K, you will end up spending everything and get into even more debts as the overall living costs in the US is way too high that it will eat up all of your income and earnings. When the printing machine stops, which it will then all hell will break lose.

[@JCSY1]

@@carlosf3917 Their specialty is sugar coating things to make it look different and better when in fact it is not.

[@Joeias]

I get y’all want the US to fall and your country( probably India ) to be the largest economy but the us just like any other nation has it problems yes cost of living is high but guess what rich countries have high cost of living Switzerland ,Singapore , Luxembourg, you really think when India eventually becomes an advanced economy with high salaries that the cost of living is gonna be low😂😂 no. Oh and also 50 different states The high cost of living in California doesn’t represent the whole United States

[@JCSY1]

@@JoeiasIt is what it is. Like it or not, the US hegemony is ending. Only a handful of hardcore US allies will remain. It is not about other countries, the US issues arises from it's own double sided standards, abusing sanctions, intimidation and threatening wars to anyone that they don't like or willing to obey them. Who can really trust them ? Today is China, Russia, India, Iran, etc. Tomorrow could be them so it's best to move away as soon as possible rather than be caught in their spider web and lies. It is like the US vs The Rest Of The World.

[@Yunonaolga]

Was surprised to hear that Germany is leader in financial services. I immigrated to Germany from Russia. Financial services seem to be of Middle Ages here.

[@andreywerner1635]

I immigrated also to Germany from Russia, but if you try to say in Germany that financial services in Russia are better than in Germany, then Germans will not believe you, because they think that German financial services are the best in the world.

[@SingularityZ3ro1]

I think that takes only the status quo into account. Energy will be tricky, but workers will not be a big issue within 10 years, given what is happening in AI & Robotics, which happens also to be a field, Germany has a good setup for. But in the end, I think no one can predict, how our world will look like after 2025 -27, means post AGI / ASI. For example, BMW just started with using human-like androids in its factories, as a first test, one of the first big companies to do so.

[@jocelynyared2150]

So brilliant they are, they think they can survive all by themselves.

[@tuktuk1959]

I fled Germany last month, it's a very very VERY bad country to work in if you are a foreigner. Go there for vacation, but dear, never go there long term!

[@tosche774]

Why?

[@barbaralanders6049]

I'm German, and it's just as bad for us. I left 22 years ago, and not in a hurry to return there.

[@andreywerner1635]

Which countries in the world are good for foreigners?

[@tosche774]

@@andreywerner1635 It depends on what kind of foreigner you are talking about.

[@karan257]

Mind saying more for info? - which city, what kind of work/education u were doing.. (Including ur country of origin and religion) .. not for differentiation, but just to better understand if stereotypes have a role to play there.

[@RoxanaRusu-zo3xz]

Great video, thank you!

[@lesgriffiths8523]

An excellent, intelligent and articulate expose of the problems faced by Germany, China, and the EU over time. Thank you Aaron Watson. Les Griffiths

[@stvdmc2011]

Were in partnership but forced yourself out of that partnership due to external factor but blame the other partner as not reliable.....

[@UTIBE5]

Saying China, amd Russia are worst partners is like shooting Yourcontent in the legs

[@aleksandarjevremovic1028]

Mass media narrative from the start 😂😂😂

[@Perrirodan1]

For a slave of the US it is, either Germany alligns more with the East, or it can perish as the dog of the US.

[@LictordeThrax]

No. It's telling it like it is, whether you want to see it or not. China has a demographic problem, and Russia is at war. They are not the best partners to have right now. The energy scam is also clearly correct.

[@valuetraveler2026]

it was an ill informed comment

[@supa3ek]

Hes probably american ........ America is your BEST friend !!!!!!! always ........just ask ukrain !!!!!!

[@mgreenester]

What's really hurting Germany now is fuel cost.

[@aarengraves9962]

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[@fj8264]

Good summary of the entire video.

[@myhrre11]

Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1. Baron Ismay, former secretary general of NATO: „NATO...to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down“ And this EU is rather EUSA

[@johnswanson217]

Government : "We want immigrant labors!" Unemployeed Citizens : "I'm here waiting to get employeed.." Government : "We need immigrant labors or we'll collapse!"

[@jeremybeau8334]

Just like France, the USA and any “developed” nation… there are jobs than locals are NOT willing to do.

[@barbaralanders6049]

Incompetent German politicians: "We have one of the best educational systems in the world, need qualified labour, but also don't know 'how to do job training'". Same incompetent politicians: "Our engineers can build anything around the world, but we don't know how to fix the decade-old housing crisis".

[@LeicaM11]

Still having 5 millions unemployed there, but welcoming millions of people with no skills at all.

[@n.m6249]

You speak so clearly and simple, anybody can understand the message. You facts are on point. I hope you increase number of followers. From South Africa 🇿🇦

[@MusehanaH]

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[@TheyCalledMeT]

no worries about labor cost ... german salaries where stagnant for about 2-3 decades now, something france complained about because they stopped being competetive trough healthy growing salaries

[@89TStefan]

Just to tell some things, since I am a German and probably leaving the country in a couple of years (Preparing everything, just takes a while): 1.) Official numbers are lying. It is far worse than it is being told in the media. One example of this is the raise in deficit spending. Since deficit spending is also part of the gdp, more deficit spending means more gdp, but with the economy being in a large downturn, the gdp numbers are not reliable anymore. It is not stagnation. Economy is getting replaced by state money which makes it seems like it is stagnating, while deficit spending increased a lot in recent years. Of course, this money being spent is, in the end, either taxpayers money or debt. 2.) Some things to stay about BASF or generally chemical industry in Germany: It is in the decline, and not since the energy crisis due to a number of factors, however, what is true is that the energy crisis made the already bad situation for many companies even worse. 3.) The very same can be said about taxes, insurance, and bureaucracy. What is also to say here is that no government did anything to change it, simply because more and more in the country is being dependant on government money. People have to spend more, which means again more gdp, while the real economy is in the downturn since years. We should rather call it the German bubble, which will just as explode in a few years as it had in Greece. 4.) In fact, capable people are already fleeing the country and the remaining are either preparing for leave, not as capable or simply are living for too long in the country having houses, stuff, anything like that. Salaries in some fields are way too low, Taxes are too high, healthcare is too expensive, pensions are too expensive and the return is considerably low and lower for the average German citizen. In fact, this country is really good, if you are poor and uncapable, while being capable, having a high-paid-job makes you a target. And even if you do work in IT like I do the salary is far lower than internationally. It is not about the company, but the extremely high cost are making salaries low. Not to mention, Germany overslept the IT trends all the time. And now, the difference between national and global salary is between 20% and 100% higher for global. So, no wonder skilled people leaving the country when they earn far better in switzerland, US, Australia, or so even by their respective national standards.

[@markc6140]

Germany being too subservient to the US has resulted into current dysfunctional economy. With a coalition parties -government, there are too many stakeholders with own different agenda. A disunited Germany at the current moment.

[@Intel-i7-9700k]

"Keep Germany down, keep Russia out and keep the US in." That's most of the American foreign policy in a nutshell.

[@robbyh.8165]

False. Our dependency on Russia and China has caused the problems we currently face.

[@markc6140]

@@robbyh.8165 is that so, Germany should have an independent foreign policy but it seems not. Nordstream sabotaged and German govt so muted. No dignity.

[@dominquedoty458]

Soon enough Germany will become nazi once more in a 2030s time. Rough times will lead to radical measures. And it will be hell for 10-20 years.

[@Mrchengpeng]

Ohne russische Energie und chinesischen Markt ist Deutschland Scheiße @ robbyh.8165

[@supertuxkartgamingexperien5728]

e.g. BMW production: are you talking about "BMW production" or "BMW production in Germany"? Most BMW for US market are produced in the US, and that applies to other major market similarily. The BMW company books that as sales, but that aint't german exports.

[@mynext30years41]

If you do not have your own energy, "energy independence" is a mith. You have to depend on energy supplier regardless. When Germans refused cheap Russian energy, they stuck with expensive and unreliable American energy.

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

lol. they could have had a grid that was majority nuclear. they gave it up for eaither coal, LNG imports OR Russian control. Foolish

[@stischer47]

Schroeder makes Quisling and Petain look like super patriots.

[@boerekable]

Quisling and Petain were patriots. Just because the British didn’t like them doesn’t mean they’re not patriots.

[@malcolmclayton6651]

15 years ago no one would listen . All the best !

[@peteg400]

Excellent. Thank you!

[@heinzfischer2710]

Brilliant analysis. I am from Germany and only can confirm this report. Germany has a dwindeling population because of a low birth rate of only 1,35 children by woman. So the reserve of well-trained labour is going down and down, well-trained people are less and less available. For a while Germany could make up for this by importing eastern European and southern European labour, but these countries also suffer from the disease of industrialezed countries, the low birth rate. Developing countries however have high birth rates, because children there are the only insurance against being poor in old age. Ichildren. Retirement benefits seem to come from the retirement insurance like current from the socket. So actually not at all. The source is different, in both cases: Inevitably also in industrialized countries retirement benefits are paid by the children of the old people, by whom else?. But the context is not so direct and so visible like in developing countries. So many people including politicians ignore the context between raising chil-dren and the ability of a country to pay retirement benefits. This is a common disease of industrialized countries, only France is more clever because making an active population-policy: Before taxes the income of the family is divided by the number of heads in the family, so that the French tax-system favors families with more than 1 child. Migrants we have a lot here. Their children have to go to school in a foreign language which is German, so their success in school is reduced. Already 39% of school-pupils have a background of migration, in addition most of them come from families of low educational level who independently of ethnic back-ground always have a hard time to cope with school. So the quality of education is going down in Germany, even though the educational system changed little in recent decades. A source of new shortage of skilled labour, on which the highly developed industry of Germany is dependant. That's the end of the "powerhouse Germany". Most migrants have no formation at all. Time for Germany to close its borders, but the ruling left wing parties are blind on this eye. Only the migrants from eastern and southern EU usually have a professional formation so can fill the gap of labour. To increase the retirement-age does not work, because employers don’t like old people even if they are still healthy and fit. Old people have the reputation of being less performant than young people and to be sick more frequently. And so bad the shortage of skilled labour is not yet that employers would hire old qualified people. So the retirement benefits are cut and cut by politicians saying “work longer”. But the old people find no jobs in spite of the so-called “shortage of skilled labor”, because as yet this shortage is not so bad that they would hire older people and influx of skilled eastern and southern Europeans as yet fills the gap in skilled labour. In addition the labour shortage is reduced by importing people from non-industrialized countries, so that during the last 30 years the work force in Germany has risen ceaselessly, as you can find on the web-site of the official office of statistics in spite of the German population going down. So a solution has been found? Most of the immigrants come from Muslim countries who are not adapted to the free and secular societies of Europe. There was no age of enlightenment in Muslim countries so that their mentality still is medevial, so they mostly they cannot integrate into the liberal and secular European societies but form a world apart. A self-imposed apartheid. Moral standards of the Christian-based ethics in Europe and Germany and of Muslims are different. In Muslim societies women have to obey their husbands and are considered to be inferior to men, while in European societies women are considered to have the same rights as men. Women enjoy much more freedom and respect in European societies than Muslim men can accept. In short, the moral norms and standards are different. Most Muslims are no terrorists in spite of the violent Medina verses in the Quran and the life of Muhammed as a warlord in the 2nd half of his life. But all religiously motivated terrorists in Europe are Muslims! So Muslims in Europe have a reputation of being terrorists even though most are not. In some professions where access to them is easy like security guard or cleaning, the high number of immigrants even makes Europeans unemployed, especially when they are older. So there hardly is Europeans in these professions. German problems are not much different than the problems of other West-European countries. All this strengthens local resistance to immigration giving rise to extreme right wing parties. Apart of that Germany in particular suffers from self-imposed high and thus expensive ecological standards, making production in Germany uncompetitive because of the high cost and increasing the already high level of bureaucracy and overregulation in Germany. This is increasingly hindering production in a production-orientated economy. One thing is wrong in this video: It was Angela Merkel and not her predecessor Schröder who decided to shut down nuclear power plants. True is that Schröder comes from a poor family and cannot resist the money from Russian Gazprom. Still the shutdown of cheap nuclear ener-gy contributes to the too high energy cost in Germany making German economy uncompetetive.. Because these problems are not resolved and no solution is in sight, Germany has all chances to change from being the power-house of European economy to becoming the sick man of Europe. Répondre

[@joesoy9185]

I remember Norbert Blum claiming that German Pensions were safe. Of course, he didn't say how long. After the Fukushima incident, the decision to abolish nuclear power was finally made by the German Government, led by Merkel. Many felt that nuclear power was too dangerous. My argument was that as long as Germany was surrounded by nuclear power stations in neighbouring countries, closing them in Germany was crazy. The typical response was "yes, BUT someone has to make a start". Germany is full of "yes, BUTS " as you well know. I wish Germany well, but as explained in the video, there are indeed dark clouds ahead.

[@aymanabdelaziz6514]

Prepare yourself to go live in Egypt soon , good luck

[@burgersuperking]

A lot of German immigrants in the USA supported nazi ideology and Hitler, and wanted similar dictatorship in the USA, just like modern day turks in Germany support Erdogan or islam. It has nothing to do with the enlightenment.

[@user-nj7qo4rm6y]

Bro wrote an article on KZbin comments section

[@Userkzb20253]

Merkle would have chosen a path very different from Scholz. Leaderships matter.

[@S41GON]

Lol no, Merkel explicitly admitted to Minsk II agreement being solely a vehicle to delay time and arm Ukraine. Everyone was on board with the Ukraine proxy war project, not just Britain, US and France.

[@loverov1561]

Merkle decided to opt out of nuclear energy. And Northstream was a very forsighted decision. The US just did not allow this to happen. The Ukraine war is part of this undertaking "keeping the US in, Germany down and Russian out".

[@noahpeng1689]

Macron and Merkel will uphold the content of the Minsk agreements, and war between Russia and Ukraine will not break out.

[@shiulai5804]

It was Merkel that ordered the closure of nuclear power plants after Fukushima in 2011. Schroder had NOTHING to do with it. He left the office in 2005. Arron did one of his misinformations tricks on us.

[@philippebracq884]

She screwed the place like no others!

[@Stiffsen]

FYI German activists were not only protesting because of the danger of nuclear power, but also about nuclear waste disposal.

[@thomHD]

Germany is likely to stagnate in the 2030s, but it's not set to go into reverse gear on anywhere near the level that Japan and South Korea will I'm afraid

[@dusenkarotte007]

Really interesting video And as a German I can say you pointed the biggest problems facing us out

[@davidmccormick3742]

But unfortunately many of you fail to see the error of your ways! & still refuse to vote AfD

[@webernorbertgermany]

Deutschland hat (noch) eine Industrie auf Weltklasse, ein Militär auf Amateurklasse und eine Politik auf Kreisligaklasse.

[@benzo___]

Quelle: BILD Zeitung und Focus?

[@dawoodimamk]

Ja, Deutschland ❤

[@yunusgokcen174]

Industries will leave

[@yunusgokcen174]

Because Germany chose Ukraine above its own economic interests. Since 2015 Germany had a chance with the Minsk accord and then Minsk accord 2.0 to end that conflict. Russia cooperated, and was under fear of more sanctions. Germany aided Ukraine in breaking those accords. And then it chose to fully sanction Russia, and now it's hooked on expensive American LNG. That is bad news for industries, who need cheap Russian gas to remain viable. It's not because of the population getting older or because Germany lacks innovation. Germany has immigration and innovation was not needed since Russian gas made Germany rich anyway. No need to gamble and see what works. Germany has done itself a disservice. A shame.

[@fj8264]

Nicht zu vergessen: eine durchschnittliche Bildung der Unter- und Politikverständnis der Polemikklasse.

[@francksasser1780]

Which country is in the best situation with regard to debt?

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

purely based on debt, Germany is in a great spot. India is also pretty good. Basically every other major economy has issues w/ debt.

[@santostv.]

Germany are in this mess because they have tight belts but they benefited from it we in pigs and uk suffered from it😂

[@SABjork]

It's not about quantity, but rather quality, People will be willing to pay more for better products, not just mass-produced disposables esprecially as sustainability is desired. Engineering will always surpass mass production of fast obsolescence.

[@joesoy9185]

"People" will not have the money to buy over-engineered products. EVs rely on battery technology, which is low-tech. The rest will be bells and whistles.

[@axli13]

Us benefit most after Germany allow the gas pipeline to be destroyed? Us benefit most when eu fails because us's divide and conquer strategy succeed as it is easier to control individual eu country then to influence eu as a united front.

[@well9179]

Yep...but the side effect is Russia now so close to China, even India.

[@jonasgillmann]

Germany actually is the 3rd largest economy (Japan is in 4th place). Great video as always, Aaron! Interesting times!

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

thanks Jonas!

[@AmonVA]

numbers don't matter when you're far from set in the long game

[@jonasgillmann]

​@@AmonVA There definitely are structural problems but I wouldn't say that it's all set in stone Don't write off Germany already. I'm hopeful to see things change for the better in the coming years as more and more people realize what has to be done. The next general elections in 2025 will likely get things going.

[@Dk2-vs7hh]

Gemran will loose 3rd spot in few years!!

[@Mark-ps2iy]

​@@jonasgillmannThanks Jonas!

[@user-nj4xe2ze5j]

Thanks for sharing details analysis effective communication.

[@mr.tobson6510]

The main problem is our lobby friendly anti-german goverment.

[@nettcologne9186]

Germany is the world's 3rd largest economy, not 4th largest.

[@himanshut114]

Japanese are third 🥉 sir ..... GDP wise

[@PhiloSurfer]

You are right, Germany is not the 4th largest - it is the 5th largest. Didn't you get the IMF memo? Russia overtook Germany last year to be the 4th largest in the world and the largest in Europe.

[@Jay...777]

Germany shot itself in the foot by becoming a slave to the US hegemon. Ukraine war was unnecessary - Merkel should have honoured the Minsk 2. The US war with China is not Germany's. Germany cut off its own gas supply & Biden blew the pipes - one still remains that can be switched on anytime. German foreign policy is nuts. Funny how the Greens are now the war party.

[@Jay...777]

Right. And its going down.@@PhiloSurfer

[@nettcologne9186]

@@PhiloSurferRussian proaganda, complete nonsense that you are spouting here

[@rebelheartavalon]

And always new prophecies of doom for Germany. It's not true that Germany can be written off across the board. Anyone who has experienced and endured so many low points in history and yet has always risen like a phoenix from the ashes must ultimately have a gift for overcoming crises. Why shouldn't Germany be able to do this? And why do people always paint such gloomy clouds in the social media sky? Germany has many advantages: freedom, creativity, conformity, security, and social integrity. Politicians must finally present a vision that people can believe in, that shows hope from which people can draw strength. Why not utilise the potential within Europe to take a step into the future? The United States has been preoccupied with itself for many years and is trying to assert its interests at the expense of the global community. Russia and China are fighting back, even though the egoism and self-centredness of dictators should not be underestimated. Germany needs the world, just as the world needs Germany as a moderator and admonisher for peaceful cooperation. Germany must never wage war again because it bears a significant burden. The burden of arrogance, know-it-all behaviour and the narrow-mindedness to show off its superiority to other nations.

[@Mark-ps2iy]

No, we Germans are not arrogant at all. That is beneath our dignity. You are probably thinking of the French. They are always so arrogant, we are definitely superior to this kind of behavior!

[@joesoy9185]

The future of Germany is very clearly explained in the video. All my German friends can see the writing on the wall. I suggest you watch the video and pay attention this time.

[@smal750]

​@@Mark-ps2iy😐

[@UserNameWasCensored]

Germany's top export countries (2023): USA (10.1%), France (7.4%), Netherlands (7.0%) and China (6.2%). In other words, the data in this video is wrong (5:43)

[@stopvoris8635]

whose picture is on the book cover behind your left shoulder?

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

Charlie Munger

[@anxskhxn]

​@@AaronWatsonGeo what's that book name?

[@wewave23]

China not buying German products or western goods anymore is not due to its slowdown. It now has many excellent domestic companies that give better value and quality. Western goods no longer shine and are viewed as inferior. Get that into your head.

[@mtm_777]

Exactly, In Russia same opinion)

[@andrewlim7751]

Huawei overtook Apple in China.

[@lesterryanmd]

APPLE? GIVE ME A break@@vsr3777

[@uncle.d.]

„GET tHAt iNtO ur hEAd“….who doubted? Stay calm bro.

[@Girthon1]

😂😂😂😂 Nope.

[@timor64]

The lack of insight in this video is amazing. The reason so few US cars are exported is that they are crap. The USA is consuming more than it produces beause of dollar hegemony Dollar hegemony is in trouble, when it ends the US economy will take a huge hit.

[@nicoles9077]

You like to say they are crap but many countries have tariffed US autos too, making them more expensive. So when Trump came into office and slapped the same tariffs on foreign autos the world screamed like stuffed pigs, especially the Europeans. When he returns to office you all will be screaming more. He already said he will tariff Chinese goods at 60 percent. You like to believe the US is only dominant because of the dollar, yet you ignore the fact that it took a good two centuries for the US to build a consumer based economy, meaning it’s not dependent on world markets for its well being. Mexico and Canada are its two biggest trading partners, partners who are friendly. The US is also very resource rich- meaning the country can feed itself and provide its own energy. You forget the US became an economic powerhouse at the end of the 19th century- without a petrodollar. Claiming the country will go into oblivion if it’s not the number one reserve currency has no basis in facts. The Chinese yuan is not a reserve currency yet they were doing fine. If anything it would make the US balance its budget and actually be more fiscally responsible with its spending bills, which is good in the long run.