Vincent Vega
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Yes, it's the time of year again where we go into our chambers to cast our vote. The choice as always: The sleeping hand the slow hand or the sleeping hand, that holds the slow hand tightly (yes, our politicians seem to like hands metaphors).
At the moment it is looking as if we were going back to the 16 years (that's two times Bush) of Schwarz-Gelb (Black-Yellow, standing for the colours of our political parties. In this case the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union together with the Free Democratic party. In other words, Conservatives and (Neo-)Liberals).
Germans are a crazy bunch as you can see in the fact that we are headed back towards the 16 years of terrible nothingness, where this guy unaffectionately called pear was ruling our country and virtually nothing happened because of him. He just happened, by accident of history, to be in place when the Socialists in the East showed how much they were worth (actually more than we are now when you compare the rates of debt, but still nothing) and thus let himself be celebrated as the Chancellor of the Reunion. Well, he couldn't do much wrong back then, as the important decisions were made by others and he just had to keep the balls low. But nevertheless, effective PR has disguised from the fact, as well as from the sad reality that in the aftermath so much was done terribly, and quite calculatedly, wrong in favor of political gains. Only to keep the promise that we could pay the reunion out of our pockets, which in fact was the pensioners' fund. But well, he also promised flowering fields in East Germany and if you take a look around he achieved quite that.
And now we are sitting here facing the inevitable. Both parties are set to run our government again for another at least four years which will set us back even further. Had it not been for these parties, Germany might have discovered the digital age before quite recently.
Lead by Angela "Angieeeeee!" Merkel (she really uses that song for campaigning. But well, in her audiences there will only be one or two people who actually understand the lyrics) and a clown going by the name of Guido Westerwelle of the FDP I will probably cringe another four years every time Germany appears on the international political stage.
I thought I might just open a thread about it as I know there is one or two on here who might be interested.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Otherwise, thanks for the attention. You were a lovely audience.
At the moment it is looking as if we were going back to the 16 years (that's two times Bush) of Schwarz-Gelb (Black-Yellow, standing for the colours of our political parties. In this case the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union together with the Free Democratic party. In other words, Conservatives and (Neo-)Liberals).
Germans are a crazy bunch as you can see in the fact that we are headed back towards the 16 years of terrible nothingness, where this guy unaffectionately called pear was ruling our country and virtually nothing happened because of him. He just happened, by accident of history, to be in place when the Socialists in the East showed how much they were worth (actually more than we are now when you compare the rates of debt, but still nothing) and thus let himself be celebrated as the Chancellor of the Reunion. Well, he couldn't do much wrong back then, as the important decisions were made by others and he just had to keep the balls low. But nevertheless, effective PR has disguised from the fact, as well as from the sad reality that in the aftermath so much was done terribly, and quite calculatedly, wrong in favor of political gains. Only to keep the promise that we could pay the reunion out of our pockets, which in fact was the pensioners' fund. But well, he also promised flowering fields in East Germany and if you take a look around he achieved quite that.
And now we are sitting here facing the inevitable. Both parties are set to run our government again for another at least four years which will set us back even further. Had it not been for these parties, Germany might have discovered the digital age before quite recently.
Lead by Angela "Angieeeeee!" Merkel (she really uses that song for campaigning. But well, in her audiences there will only be one or two people who actually understand the lyrics) and a clown going by the name of Guido Westerwelle of the FDP I will probably cringe another four years every time Germany appears on the international political stage.
I thought I might just open a thread about it as I know there is one or two on here who might be interested.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Otherwise, thanks for the attention. You were a lovely audience.
I did not know that too. I think Kohl as a whole looks like a peak.
