Quote (Malopox @ Aug 25 2023 01:57pm)
I mean it’s extremely awkward for German govt as they desperately tried to play this diplomatic and if it turns out the govt they are supporting has caused them hundreds of billions of damages (infrastructure, kfw bailouts, economy sinking, BASF/Uniper etc) this is truly going to be tough for Olaf and Annalena to spin this and survive in politics.
In modern politics consequences for bad actions are minimal. A few hundred people can essentially waste 20 trillion dollars (the wars and Covid spending) and essentially irreparably damage the purchasing power of tens of millions of people, saddling the next generations with huge amounts of debt and there's no consequences.
Even if they don't survive, so what? They're still rich, their kids will be reach and setup. Meanwhile millions of people just have to face higher taxes, lower wage growth, etc. I talked to my cousin that lives in west Germany and he's telling me taxes keep going up and up. Nothing ever happens to hold these people really accountable, let alone reverse any of the damage.
This post was edited by ofthevoid on Aug 25 2023 12:07pm