Posted on 12/31/2019 6:01:08 PM PST by Olog-hai
The climate crisis, the digitalization of the labor market, and European solidarity on migration formed the main themes of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s traditional New Year’s address, to be broadcast on Tuesday evening.
But the scale of these challenges was no reason to be discouraged, the chancellor insisted, in a speech that strived for an optimistic tone to begin both the New Year and the new decade.
“I believe we have good reasons to feel confident that the 2020s, the decade that will begin in a few hours, can be good years,” she began, before ending with a resolution: “Let’s surprise ourselves again with what we can do. Changes for the better are possible if we embrace the new with openness and resolve.”
The 65-year-old chancellor added that while she would not live long enough to witness all of its consequences, global warming was real, man-made, and dangerous. “So we must do all that is humanly possible to combat this challenge to humanity,” she said. “There is still time.” …
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Messiah complex.
Maybe.
Left wing former communist maniac too.
More than one way to make yourself irrelevant.
NO, she is just stupid, incredibly stupid.
Import some more Muslims
The communists need the money.
Their current “legalized theft” (taxes) programs are not providing enough funds to carry out their agenda. They NEED climate change revenue badly.
Merkel’s opiate for the masses.
In fact she is selling out Europe and NATO to the Russians.
Angela’s strength as always be equal to Germany’s weakness.
Climate Change is a stalking horse for Global Government.
Right you are and Merkel is just another garden variety globalist.
Stasi girl speaks...
I'm workin' on my second million dollars ...
gave up on the first HAPPY NEW YEAR
Absolutely right
Messiah complex.
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Fighting against a non-existent fantasy.
Yes, I agree with part of her comment that “I believe we have good reasons to feel confident that the 2020s, the decade that will begin in a few hours, can be good years,”
Yes, her and Macron and True-dope being voted out; THAT sounds like ‘good years’ to me. Couple that with PDJT being re-elected and the demoncraps losing in both the HoR and Senate, make it HREAT years!
If she _really_ cared she would reduce her carbon footprint to zero by suicide.
Save the planet, Angela!
Doing my part. It’s cold outside, so I’m driving everywhere I can.
I can’t believe people actually believe this crap.
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