Hard Lockdown, Lockdown Light, Christmas Lockdown…

December 16, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hypochondria, Hysteria Tags: Christmas, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Germans, Germany, Lockdowns, Shopping Leave a comment

Did Germans flock to the stores and through the crowds yesterday to get their Christmas shopping done before the big Christmas lockdown?

And to get their COVID19 infection while they were at it? Of course they did. They had to. But they know that their government is only locking them down for their own good so they are thankful that they were allowed to Christmas shop for as long as they did.

Germans flocked to the shops to get their Christmas shopping done. Now it’s forced them into lockdown for the holiday.

“The people are fed up with the situation.”

Not fed up enough, it seems. Happy Holidays!

Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart

December 11, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hurt Feelings, Hysteria Tags: Angela Merkel, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Germany, Hysteria, Lockdown, Panic, Restrictions Leave a comment

And my virus too, Granny. Looks like that’s the last Last Christmas for you! (insert evil laughter here)

Merkel pleads with Germans to avoid a ‘last Christmas with the grandparents,’ as country smashes daily death record – Germany was praised among European nations for its handling of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. But on Tuesday it suffered its deadliest day yet and infection rates are still rising. So what’s gone wrong?

And that was way back when on Tuesday.

Fast 30.000 Neuansteckungen mit dem Coronavirus binnen 24 Stunden meldet das Robert Koch-Institut – der höchste Stand in Deutschland seit Beginn der Pandemie.

Ve Have Vays Of Making You Talk

December 10, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Health, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Humor, Hypochondria, Hypocrisy, Hysteria Tags: Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, German, Germans, Germany, Lockdown, State Control, Surveillance Leave a comment

Ve know you have ze virus. Or at least you had it. Ve vere informed by your children. Vhere did you get it? Who did you give ze virus to you?

Give us ze names! Sign ze papers!

Coronavirus: Anti-lockdown group put under surveillance in German state – A Querdenker group, one German state said, has been “infiltrated by extremists.” The movement is responsible for arranging large demonstrations against coronavirus restrictions across the country.

“Avoid your last Christmas wis your grandparents.”

It’s Not Just US-Amerikaner Who Break The Rules

December 8, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Hideology, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Hypocrisy Tags: Brussels, Dishonesty, EU, Fairness, German, Germans, Germany, Honesty, Language, Rules, Statistics Leave a comment

When it comes to holding free and fair elections, for example.

Germany rocks in the Dishonesty Department too. In other areasy maybe. But still.

Germany is now the biggest breaker of EU rules, according to new statistics on enforcement actions started by Brussels against member states.

The figures come despite the country’s leading role in the European project and claims from some quarters that Angela Merkel’s government dominates proceedings in the bloc.

Numbers provided to German newspaper Handelsblatt by the country’s economics ministry show the country’s government is subject to 74 infringement proceedings by the European Commission for failing to implement EU regulations properly in German law.

German Green party politician Markus Tressel told the newspaper Germany was now “bottom of the class” for following EU rules and far from the “model pupil” it was sometimes portrayed as.

France

December 3, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Heconomy, Hypocrisy Tags: Bombs, Defense, Exports, France, German, Germans, Germany, Pacifism, Profit, Rheinmetall, Weapons, Weapons Exports Leave a comment

Beautiful German weapon sale of the week.

Because somebody has to admire them.

German defense contractor Rheinmetall on Wednesday announced the sale of MK-82-EP general purpose aircraft-dropped bombs to France and Germany.

The order, for about 2,000 bombs, totals $42.3 million, Rheinmetall said in a statement.

The 500-pound bomb bodies will be used by France’s Mirage 2000 and Rafale fighter planes, the Direction General de l’Armament said, and as the warhead of the GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition system for Germany’s Tornado and Eurofighter platforms.

German Of The Day: “Das War Was Anderes”

November 30, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Horror, Humor, Hysteria Tags: Asteroids, German, Germans, Germany, Joe Biden, Language, Meteorites, Shooting Stars Leave a comment

“That was something else,” the woman tells her son. And she’s right. It was not a shooting star.

They are arriving, people. The reptoids. And considering Joe Biden‘s speaking and cognitive difficulties, well…

I’m not sure if he’s their leader or anything (because I’m not sure if he could lead himself out of a paper bag) but he is clearly some form of shape-shifting reptilian alien in semi-human form who wants to help them take control of Planet Earth. I wish someone would, actually, but does it have to be them?

Just Do As The Germans Do And Everything Will Be Fine

November 29, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Health, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hype, Hypochondria Tags: Angela Merkel, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Face Masks, German, Germans, Germany, Language, Masks, Regulations, Restrictions, Rules, Social Distancing Leave a comment

COVID-19-wise. It’s good to be the Klassenbeste (top of the class).

Sure, the number of infections keeps climbing here but at least the German populice is doing as it is told = everything right.

Germany Passes 1 Million Coronavirus Cases As Merkel Warns Of ‘A Tough Winter’ – Germany officially passed 1 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday as the country’s daily totals remain high through the first month of what the government calls “lockdown light.” Since the beginning of November, schools and most shops have remained open, but bars, gyms and other indoor leisure centers have closed, with restaurants only open for takeaway orders.

On Wednesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the country will have to live with these restrictions through at least Dec. 20.

New Year Fireworks Spread Corona

November 25, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hypochondria, Hysteria Tags: Bans, Berlin, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fireworks, German, Germans, Germany, New Year's Eve, Regulations, Rules Leave a comment

In Germany they do. Even if you shoot them off from your balcony, in your backyard or in front or your own front door, apparently.

That’s why they must be verboten this year. I mean next year. I mean, you know what I mean. Everything that is not expressly allowed must be verboten here. It’s the law or something. Of course the companies that make 90 percent of their annual sales on New Year feel that this planned ban might have a slight financial impact on their revenue, but still.

Planned ban on New Year fireworks ignites anger in Germany – Authorities set to prohibit big public displays that are traditional part of festivities.

“Wir finden, dass privates Feuerwerk vor der eigenen Haustür Corona-konformer gar nicht sein kann.”

German Social Democrats See German Democracy Under Attack

November 23, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hypocrisy, Hysteria Tags: Berlin, Corona, COVID-19, Democracy, Demonstrations, Free speech, German, Germans, Germany, Protests, Socialists, SPD Leave a comment

That’s odd. It looks more like peaceful protestors are currently the ones under attack to me.

Saskia Esken, Social Democratic Party co-leader, on Monday renewed calls from her SPD that the federal parliament adopt a law promoting democracy to help foil what she said was a far-right in Germany intent on eroding society.

“We are currently experiencing how right-wing extremists openly attack our democracy.”

“German Health Official Says Coronavirus Restrictions Are Working”

November 20, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hype, Hypochondria, Hypocrisy Tags: Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, German, Germans, Germany, Lockdowns, Pandemic, Restrictions, Rules Leave a comment

While the same German official confirms the highest daily rate of infections so far (23,648 new cases).

Health officials can be that way. Once everybody has been infected with Coronavirus they will recommend that the government consider lifting of the current restrictions, I assume.

Speaking to reporters in Berlin, Robert Koch Institute chief Lothar Wieler said the number of new infections has since plateaued, with 22,609 reported on Thursday – roughly the same number as a week ago. He said the fact they are not rising is good news but cautioned that it was too early to say if this is a trend.

23.648 neue Fälle: Höchstand bei Corona-Neuinfektionen.

Observing Hermann

“Was interessiert mich mein Geschwätz von gestern?”

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