Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

Leaving capitalization, grammar, sophomoric partisan language and blatant dishonesty aside, what strikes one about the message here is the closing sentence. „Retribution“ seems something quite different from „deportations“.

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Berliner Zeitung: Baud wird weder die Fälschung von Belegen noch der Aufruf zu Gewalt vorgeworfen – sondern eine politische Deutung, die von der vorherrschenden Interpretation abweicht. … Die Folgen sind gravierend: Konten werden gesperrt, Vermögen eingefroren, Bewegungsfreiheit eingeschränkt. Baud will … Weiterlesen →

What really jumps out of course is the dissatisfaction both with the government in general and Merz specifically, however I think the polarization is also significant – fewer people feel they are unsure what they think.

Guardian: Steinmeier, speaking on Wednesday night at a symposium in Berlin to mark his 70th birthday, said global democracy was at risk. The former German foreign minister said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a watershed, but subsequent US behaviour marked … Weiterlesen →