Germans Fear Trump Supporters Might Storm The Reichstag

January 10, 2021 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Helections, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hypochondria, Hypocrisy, Hysteria Tags: Bundestag, Capitol Building, Corona, Demonstrations, Donald Trump, German, Germans, Germany, Hysteria, Protests, Reichstag Leave a comment

I mean, the Bundestag. Some kind of tag. And maybe burn it down or something too. Been there done that, you know?

That’s why they are increasing police protection there. Looks like up to a dozen more cops or so. Wow. You can never be too careful when it comes to Trump supporters, after all. Here in Germany.

By the way, Trump supporters already stormed the place back in August only they weren’t Trump supporters so there was no moral outrage or hand-wringing concern at that time. Sensibilities can change though, I guess.

Berliner Polizei verstärkt Schutz des Bundestags.

Cars That Don’t Emit CO2 Doing Irreversible Harm To The Environment

January 5, 2021 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Hypocrisy, Hysteria Tags: Berlin, Elon Musk, Environment, Gigafactory, Grünheide, Tesla, Trees Leave a comment

In German Unicorn-Land they can, at least.

All roads lead to irreversible harm to the environment here. It’s not easy to do these kind of mental mind twists but anybody can do them eventually if you try.

‘He’s a risk-taker’: Germans divided over Elon Musk’s new GigaFactory – The Tesla project will put Grünheide on the map, but some say it is doing ‘irreversible’ harm to the environment.

PS: Germans don’t like risk. How could they like a risk-taker?

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.

You First

December 7, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Health, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology, Hurt Feelings, Hypochondria, Hypocrisy, Hysteria Tags: Angela Merkel, Berlin, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, German, Germans, Germany, Pandemic, Vaccinations 1 Comment

A spokesman for Angela Merkel’s government has announced that he expects coronavirus vaccinations to begin in Germany “in the very first days” of the new year.

And Germans being Germans and incredibly orderly and all that the same spokesman has indicated that government officials, himself included, will graciously wait their turn and let everyone else get their vaccinations first.

Merkel’s chief of staff, Helge Braun, told the Bild newspaper late Sunday that he will tell medical authorities he’s prepared to help. He said “that won’t work at every hour of the day or night as chief of staff, but at the weekend I’m prepared to join in.” He said that he and Merkel will get vaccinated “when it’s our turn.”

DIE GROSSE IMPF-DEBATTE – Welche Berufe sind zuerst dran?

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: Groß

November 27, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Helections, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Humor, Hypochondria, Hypocrisy, Hysteria Tags: Angela Merkel, CDU, Conservatives, Donald Trump, Friedrich Merz, German, Germans, Germany, Language, Liberals, Political Parties Leave a comment

We spell it gross. That means big. Not gross. You know, our gross, as in “a gross exaggeration?”

That’s what’s calling Friedrich Merz “Germany’s Donald Trump” certainly is. A “hardline conservative” in Germany is a liberal light in US-Amerika.

But having said that, when I read from our friends over at Politico about “A combative old white man who speaks of gays and pedophiles in the same breath, dismisses gender debates as a waste of time and who can’t stand Angela Merkel could hardly be more out of step with the zeitgeist,” I ask myself, what’s not to like about this guy?

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.

German Of The Day: Beregnen

November 19, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Higher Education, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hypochondria, Hypocrisy, Hysteria Tags: Berlin, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Demonstrations, Euphemisms, German, Germans, Germany, Infection Protection Act, Language, Protests, Regulations, Rules Leave a comment

Zu beregnen means “to sprinkle.” I also like Sprühnebel. That means “spray mist.”

That’s what Berlin police water cannon do or use against protestors who demonstrate against the government’s COVID rules and regulations. And they just passed a new “protection” act that allows them to bypass Parliament to make additional rules and regulations. The government is apparently upset that the people are upset about this.

As lawmakers in the German parliament voted to amend the country’s Infection Protection Act, which lays out the restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, thousands were protesting in the capital, accusing the government of using the law to curtail basic rights and establish a “corona dictatorship.”

Observing Hermann

“Was interessiert mich mein Geschwätz von gestern?”

Category Archives: Hypocrisy