We Germans Condemn The Iranian Regime’s Brutality Toward Protestors

November 15, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: Dependency, Energy, Energy Crisis, Gas, Germans, Germany, Greens, Iran, Pipelines, Putin, Renewables, Sanctions Leave a comment

As well as their open hostility toward Israel.

But boy oh boy their gas sure doesn’t stink.

Germany in secret talks to buy Iranian oil amid Russian war sanctions – The chief economist for the partially state-owned bank LBBW in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg announced that Germany is engaged in secret talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran to buy Iranian oil.

“Intensive talks are already being held behind the scenes with Venezuela, Iran or Algeria to cover Germany’s oil and gasoline needs.”

German Of The Day: Am Günstigsten

November 14, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: Dependency, Energy, Energy Crisis, Firewood, Gas, Greens, Nuclear energy, Pipelines, Putin, Renewables Leave a comment

That means the cheapest, the least expensive.

You know, like “which wood is the cheapest for heating?” Firewood is big these days in Germany for some reason. How green. Or something.

Expensive oak, cheap spruce or fragrant birch? Anyone who has a fireplace or wood-burning stove in their home has a great selection to choose from when it comes to firewood...

Heating is an important issue for many households this winter. Although the prices for firewood have also risen sharply in the course of the energy crisis, the domestic energy supplier wood is more popular than ever. However, the cheapest wood is not necessarily the most cost-efficient energy supplier.

German Blackout Experts Now Giving Blackout Courses

November 13, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helections, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: Dependency, Energy, Energy Crisis, Gas, German, Germans, Germany, Greens, Nuclear energy, Pipelines, Putin, Renewables Leave a comment

“I’m taking Blackout Basics. Which one did you enroll in?”

The folks who caused the situation in the first place (German voters) are now teaching each other how to avoid the situation they already caused in the first place. Go renewables! Nuclear energy? Nein, Danke!

Growing number of Germans won’t be left in dark with blackout courses – Once purely the stuff of action movie plots, the prospect of the lights going out in Europe’s biggest economy has become a conceivable threat during the current energy crisis.

Looking to be the heroes in a real-life blackout, a growing number of Germans are turning to citizens’ courses to learn how to act if they find themselves plunged into darkness.

“If the electricity goes out then absolutely nothing works any more. And we need to understand what ‘nothing working’ really means,” said Birgitt Eberlin, an instructor at the Workers’ Samaritan Federation (ASB).

“Glitches” Are Just Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories

November 11, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helections, Helplessness, Hurt Feelings Tags: Arizona, Ballots, Berlin, Conspiracies, Democrats, Elections, Germany, Glitches, Nevada, USA, Voting Leave a comment

Right? Even in, uh, Germany?

Germany Clears Rerun of Part of 2021 Election After Berlin Glitches – Irregularities in capital’s voting marred national election.

German lawmakers cleared a rerun of last year’s national election in six parliamentary districts in Berlin after irregularities at hundreds of the capital’s polling places triggered official complaints.

Democracy: It Ain’t Much

November 10, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, History Tags: Communism, Democracy, Germany, History, National Socialism, Studies 1 Comment

But it’s still better than a Nazi dictatorship and a totalitarian communist regime. I guess.

Study: Germans more satisfied with democracy as a form of government – Public satisfaction with democracy in Germany has risen over the past two years, while in some cases extreme right-wing attitudes have declined significantly. At the same time, hatred of migrants, women, Muslims and other groups in Germany has increased and become widespread. In addition, stronger desires for authority can be observed in the wake of the pandemic. These are key findings of the representative “Leipzig Authoritarianism Study.”

Is Germany Finally Waking Up?

November 9, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness Tags: China, Chips, Economy, Elmos, Europe, Germany, Takeovers Leave a comment

Probably not. But still. It’s starting to roll around a little in its sleep.

German economy ministry favours blocking Chinese takeover of Elmos’ chip production – Germany’s economy ministry has recommended to the cabinet that the government block the Chinese takeover of Elmos’ (ELGG.DE) chip factory, saying it would pose a threat to national security, ministry sources said on Tuesday.

Brexit Was Yesterday

November 8, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Hustle (Hoax) Tags: Britain, Dependency, Energy, Gas, Germany, Greens, Pipelines, Putin, UK Leave a comment

Let’s let bygones be bygones. We’re friends again, right?

Now that we need to come groveling for your natural gas?

Germany keen to discuss natural gas pact with UK amid supply risk – Officials interested in deal that would allow two countries to bail each other out in event of shortages.

Such an agreement could be mutually beneficial for both London and Berlin, the German civil servant in charge of rationing in the case of a supply crisis told the Guardian in an interview.

Mixed Signals

November 7, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Hurt Feelings Tags: China, Dependency, EU, Europe, Germany, Olaf Scholz, SPD Leave a comment

And all of them bad.

The next German Alleingang (going it alone).

European Commissioner for Industry and the Internal Market Thierry Breton, a Frenchman, warned Scholz: “The time for naivety is over. We must be on guard.” The behaviour of the individual EU members towards China must be coordinated and not decided alone, “as China apparently prefers.” French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that he and Scholz should fly to China together at a later date to demonstrate European unity, a suggestion which Scholz ignored.

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) foreign policy expert Norbert Röttgen also attacked Scholz sharply. He accused him of damaging Germany’s foreign policy during his trip, “because it costs us our partners’ trust. It does not even strengthen our reputation with the Chinese, because they only react to strength and despise weakness.”

German Of The Day: Abhängigkeit

November 5, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: China, Dependency, Economy, Energy, Germany, Russia Leave a comment

That means dependency.

You know, like Germany’s dependency on China? Ain’t no big deal, though. Their dependency on Russian energy worked out just fine, right?

Where would we be without China? There is hardly any other country Germany is more dependent upon than China.

The Next Sinking Ship?

November 4, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, History Tags: Demonstrations, Germany, Iran, Mullahs, Protests Leave a comment

Couldn’t ask for a nicer one to sink.

Germany Urges Citizens To Leave Iran, Starts Evacuating Embassy – Amid daily antigovernment protests across Iran, Germany’s government on Thursday urged its citizens to leave the country or risk arbitrary arrest and long prison terms there.

Warning that dual nationals who have Iranian as well as German citizenship were particularly at risk, Germany’s Federal Foreign Office said in a statement that “For German nationals there is a concrete risk of being arbitrarily arrested, interrogated and sentenced to long prison terms.”

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