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For about six weeks, this BS has been going around in Germany. Not necessary the police suggesting anything...just the ‘Protection of the Constitution’ (their version of FBI) crowd talking about populist uprising stuff over the energy mess.
First, there’s no doubt that agent provocateur’s now exist in Germany...from Russia, and lobbyist groups with agendas. Some are right-wing...some left-wing.
Second, there is a true fear existing that not enough natural gas will be around by mid-winter....affecting industry to a great extent, public facilities (like theaters) and private homes.
Third, the energy grid situation is crapped-up, with a strategy that goes back twenty years. You can lay blame at environmentalists, politicians of all groups, and the news media who refused to ask questions.
Fourth, if you add up what my heat/electrical situation will be in the spring of 2023....it’s probably 250-percent of what I paid in 2019 (before Covid). That said, I’ve got a tight house, new electrical items with less wattage used, and a new gas furnace in the basement. I can’t use the chimney because it was sealed for new electrical wiring to go throughout the house. My bill will be survivable....for a lot of people, it will be up in the 3,000 Euro range and hard to cover.
So yeah, I expect some rowdy crowds to be out and complaining over the mess, and the politicians who guided everyone to ‘clean’ energy and no nuke power...deserve some harsh criticism for they’ve done. Resolving or fixing this now? Too late, and that’s really the tragic part of this discussion.