Angela Merkel says Trump is an attention seeker and Greek debt crisis brought her to tears
c/europe 路 u/Davriellelouna@lemmy.world 路 49 points
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u/einkorn@feddit.org 路 6 points
Don't you dare to insult Mutti! 馃槨 /s
u/germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 路 5 points
Merkel was definitely one of the leftmost (or maybe "moderate") mainstream Union politicians which arguably helped her to stay in office for 16 years
u/5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 路 28 points
The overton window has shifted so much again that the former political 'enemy' of greens and leftists somewhat morphed into an ally for representative democracy, rule of law and dare I say 'international cooperation'?
Trump II is such a strong external shock that the idea of the populous center party in proportional representation is becoming weirder and weirder (German example: How can S枚der or Linnemann and Merkel or G眉nther exist in the same political party?).
u/notsosure@sh.itjust.works 路 20 points
Merkel is a statesperson. Trump on the other hand is just a jerk.
u/Don_alForno@feddit.org 路 19 points
Oh yeah, the Greek debt crisis moved her to tears so much she had to let Sch盲uble block any actual solutions and force the country into destructive austerity.