Posted on 08/27/2025 5:06:43 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The chancellor seems to have collided with reality during the summer break. Friedrich Merz sees the German social system in deep crisis. Meanwhile, his political allies in Brussels are calling for an increase in the very dose of poison that is making Europe sick.
Let’s be blunt: Large parts of the political elite have a fractured relationship with reality. This applies equally to the economic decay of Germany and the EU, as well as to the public communication of strategic political goals, which are systematically obscured. Open criticism of the course could cause the political fairy tale to collapse faster than reality seeps into public opinion.
Merz and the Welfare State
All the more remarkable are the warning words of Chancellor Merz during his Saturday appearance at the CDU state party conference in Lower Saxony. “I am not satisfied with what we have achieved so far -- it must be more, it must be better.”
Hear that! A faint tremor of self-criticism from the chancellor. Rare, indeed. Yet the statement raises the question: what exactly does Merz mean by “achievements”? Is he referring to the so-called investment booster, supposedly providing marginal relief to the German economy while it teeters on collapse? Or does he mean the massive debt packages and widening financing gaps, most likely to be closed with tax hikes?
In his speech in Osnabrück, Merz later spoke unusually clearly about the state of the welfare system: “The welfare state, as we have it today, is no longer financially sustainable given what we can deliver economically.” A blunt diagnosis, leaving little to be desired in clarity.
There was, however, no mention of a market-oriented turn, trust in individual solutions, personal responsibility, or rapid bureaucratic reduction. The message seems to be: stay the course.
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I don’t see Europe recovering. The left has fatally injured their society.
Newsflash : Lack of foresight common in politicians
Agreed, some EU countries injected repeated doses of cancerous cells into their nations, let idealistic socialists run their economies, and failed to read enough history to understand why their plans were flawed.
In time it will get ugly. Bloody. And who wins may not be the good guys.
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