Category Archives: Helplessness

Ai Weiwei should have read my blog more often…

October 21, 2025 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Hurt Feelings Tags: , Leave a comment

Then he wouldn’t have been so, you know, surprised.

Just sayin’.

What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier – A German newspaper commissioned an article from me but then refused to publish it…

A society governed by regulations, yet lacking individual moral judgment, is more dangerous than one with none at all.

A society that values obedience without questioning authority is destined to become corrupt.

A society that admits to error but refuses to reflect on its origins possesses a mind as stubborn and dull as granite…

German of the day: Drohen

October 16, 2025 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

That means to threaten.

And Drone means drone.

Germany to spend 10 bln euros on drones in coming years, defence minister says – Germany will spend 10 billion euros($11.62 billion)in coming years for all kinds of drones, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said at a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels.

He also said that Germany will offer to take the lead in an European Union air defence shield and that Germany will increase its contribution to air policing.

Much To Do About Nothing

October 15, 2025 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

Too few volunteers for the German military?

“I know, we’ll reintroduce the draft for everyone.” “No, we’ll introduce a lottery instead.”

They will do neither, of course. In a country where the majority of the citizenry openly admits that it would not defend it, the “debate” is meaningless.

Germany news: Coalition frictions open on military service – A canceled presentation on a military service breakthrough showed further signs of tension between the CDU and SPD.

What could possibly go wrong?

October 14, 2025 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

It’s always worked in the past.

Just look at what UNRWA accomplished. They did a smash up job.

Germany, France call for UN role to secure peace in Gaza – Despite Trump’s aversion to the United Nations, the proposal could gain traction should Arab countries join the push.

Berlin and Paris are pushing for the United Nations to play a key role in maintaining peace in Gaza as the next, and potentially thorniest phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan begins.

Stunning and brave

October 13, 2025 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

And profitable.

Now that everything in Gaza has been decided by someone else.

German deputy leader signals lifting curbs of arms exports to Israel – Germany’s Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil on Sunday signalled his government would lift restrictions on supplying weapons to Israel that were announced in August as a rebuke to Israel’s expanding military operations in Gaza.

The remarks by Klingbeil to German broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening suggested a policy shift following the Gaza peace plan, with a ceasefire holding between Israel and Hamas for a third day ahead of a peace summit in Egypt on Monday.

No “hard cutoff” date with me

October 10, 2025 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

My government is going to strangle the German car industry slowly, with great care.

And Pleasure.

Germany: Merz pledges to resist 2035 EU electric car switch – Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he would oppose the “hard cutoff” currently planned by the EU, aiming to stop registering new internal combustion engine cars by 2035. The goal was already under review and looking fragile.

Get your tickets now!

October 9, 2025 By in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Hypocrisy Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

Although nobody really wants to go, so just pick them up at the gate.

This non-apology tour is just like last year’s non-apology for the migrant madness tour, only different. “Denial is not just a river in Egypt anymore.” – Angie.

Angela Merkel’s non-apology tour – The former chancellor refuses to reckon with her fraught legacy on the war in Ukraine, instead invoking Covid and a missed chance for talks.

Output kaputt

October 8, 2025 By in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , Leave a comment

To put it nicely.

German industrial output posts biggest decline in more than three years – German industrial output fell much further than expected in August, pushed down by a sharp decrease in car production as frontloaded demand ahead of U.S. tariffs dried up.

Industrial production fell by 4.3% compared with the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Wednesday, the biggest fall since March 2022, just after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 1.0% fall.

Talk about pulling out the Big Guns

October 7, 2025 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

German threatens with Eurovision boycott!

Couldn’t we just have another war instead?

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that if Israel is excluded from Eurovision 2026, Germany will not take part.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is considering boycotting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is excluded.

When asked in an interview with public broadcaster ARD on Sunday whether Germany should voluntarily withdraw from participation in the world’s largest live music event next year if Israel is excluded, Merz said: “I would support this. I think it’s a scandal that this is even being discussed. Israel has a place there.”