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Re: Chaos in Germany

#321 Post by boing » Thu Dec 08, 2022 4:54 pm

A smokescreen to install a dictatorial government perhaps?

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#322 Post by OFSO » Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:23 pm

As of 23:59 tonight, I'm no longer an anarchist. Just thought I ought to announce that.

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#323 Post by Rossian » Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:56 pm

I'll bite - WHY??

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#324 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:58 pm

Also, what kind of anarchist are you no longer going to be?

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#325 Post by OFSO » Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:24 am

No decision yet. Just drifting, politically. If I was back in Germany, the polizei would doubtless have been knocking on my Haustür. Their current government has failed them no less than in the UK.

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#326 Post by OFSO » Sat Dec 17, 2022 10:59 am

German hospitals complaining they are running short of medication - Why is Germany facing medication shortages?
Production of key drugs — especially cheaper ones where patents have long expired such as ibuprofen and cough syrups — was shifted to cheaper locations such as China and India over the past decade, but some of these have seen major production or delivery issues.

The production capacity is also not large enough to meet the growing demand for certain medications. Most recently, hospitals have warned that they are facing shortages of medications for children such as fever and cough syrups.

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#327 Post by FD2 » Mon Jan 02, 2023 10:25 pm

I see that amongst stiff competition, Germany has managed to appoint a Defence Minister who puts Fon Der Lyin in the stupidity shade.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/ ... -new-year/

Fireworks drown out German defence minister’s ‘tone-deaf’ new year video

Critics say Christine Lambrecht’s minute-long mobile-phone address, dealing with war in Europe, ‘shamed’ the German nation

Filmed on the streets of Berlin amid chaotic new year’s celebrations, a video address from the German defence minister posted on social media drew criticism on Monday for its tone-deaf message.

Barely audible above the sound of exploding fireworks, Christine Lambrecht reflected on a year ending with “war raging in the middle of Europe”.

The conflict in Ukraine had led to “a lot of special experiences” and the chance for * “many encounters with great and interesting people”, Ms Lambrecht said in the clip posted on her personal Instagram account.

Ms Lambrecht’s new year’s address failed to “hit the right tone” and made the war sound like an “exciting professional experience”, the Tagesspiegel daily wrote.

The minute-long message, filmed on a mobile phone, “shamed” Germany, the Bild daily said.

Ms Lambrecht, a member of German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats, has faced strong criticism in the media for her response to the Russian invasion and Germany’s sluggish support for Ukraine.


* "many encounters with great and interesting people" - before the Russians killed them?

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#328 Post by OFSO » Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:37 pm

Another mass knifing in Germany, this time on a train by Hamburg, but due to privacy laws neither the perp or the victims can be described. I'd guess terrorism but we'll probably never know. Police keeping schtum.

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#329 Post by G-CPTN » Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:41 pm

So Jewish suspects?

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#330 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:44 pm

Palestinian refugee
(Source: multiple, inc AP)
No reports yet as to whether he couldn't find the snackbar.

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#331 Post by Woody » Thu Feb 16, 2023 11:55 am

Virtually all flights into and out of Germany have been cancelled due to industrial action at the airports, will the government demand that they leave the ECHR immediately to stop strikes or is that just the Tory Party :(
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Re: Chaos in Germany

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#333 Post by OFSO » Fri Mar 10, 2023 10:23 am

Shooting of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hamburg. I wonder why. Surely they are not that irritating?

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#334 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Fri Mar 10, 2023 10:29 am

Torygraph reporting that the shooter was a former member of the church, so it would appear they are, to someone at least.

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#335 Post by k3k3 » Fri Mar 10, 2023 11:16 am

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#336 Post by G-CPTN » Fri Mar 10, 2023 11:33 am

OFSO wrote:
Fri Mar 10, 2023 10:23 am
Shooting of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hamburg.
Were there any witnesses?

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#337 Post by OFSO » Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:53 pm

Strike of ground staff at German airports yesterday. Hundreds of flights cancelled. (Metro newspaper, today).

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#338 Post by OFSO » Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:28 am

All German airports affected today by strike, likewise trains and buses. They want higher wages, can't manage on their present pitiful allocation of Deutschmark--surrogates.

"Trains, planes and public transit systems are at a standstill across much of Germany after unions called a one-day strike over salaries in an effort to win inflation-busting raises for their members.

The 24-hour walkout also affected cargo transport by rail and ship, as workers at the country’s ports and waterways joined the walkout.

Many commuters opted to drive, causing delays on the roads, while those who could worked from home.

Unions are seeking a pay increase of at least 10.5% and have dismissed offers from employers of 5% in two stages plus one-off payments."

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Re: Chaos in Germany

#339 Post by Woody » Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:46 am

Surely not the Karl Lagerfeld Bondage Dungeons in Bremerhaven =;
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Re: Chaos in Germany

#340 Post by OFSO » Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:53 pm

I see our King has said he wants to strengthen the bonds between Germany and the UK. (Bonds, not bondage, Woody). To what bonds is he referring, and how may they be strengthened, or is it just the usual meaningless blah blah blah?

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