Subj : Re: Most memorable modern
To : Boraxman
From : Snobsoft
Date : Mon May 05 2025 06:13 am
Re: Re: Most memorable modern
By: Boraxman to Snobsoft on Mon May 05 2025 08:10 am
> After all, I don't care about
> "choosing" who represents me. I
> don't
> have a choice as none of the two
> major
> parties represent anything CLOSE to
> what I want.
> Id rather a monarchy which delivered
> an
> actual future for me. I want a good
> future, not the illusion of control.
I felt fairly well represented in Germany in the 1980s. Democracy still functioned well here, and freedom of speech was a given. The left was not yet completely out of control. I even saw myself as left-wing, but I have nothing to do with today's lifestyle/loony-lefties. I haven't changed - they have. What the Greens are advocating today is actually what was considered typically right-wing in the 1980s (military interventions in other countries, obedience to authority, etc.). Left and right can hardly be used in the same way as they were back then.
Back in the 80s, as I said, you could have real societal discussions (even on BBS). People argued intensely about issues, and then had a beer together afterward. Today, the climate is poisoned.
The concrete problem today: Germans voted for a political change, but all parties have united against the largest opposition party in the so-called 'Brandmauer' which is deeply anti-democratic. The majority of voters are getting the exact opposite of what they voted for. This has never happened so drastically in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. Now, we are seeing a continuation of the disastrous loony-leftist policies - economically disastrous, and foreign policy-wise, extremely dangerous.
The greatest threat to us in Germany, Europe, and beyond remains the risk that the war in Ukraine could escalate into a European or even global conflict over Ukraine. I am cautiously optimistic that Trump will fix this. These are strange times when one can be glad to still have Trump, I was never a fan of his.
Also bizarre: The loony-lefties annoyed us in Germany for years with completely exaggerated COVID measures. Now, we truly have the greatest threat to our lives since the Cuban Missile Crisis with the Ukraine powder keg, and what do the Greens do? They pour fuel on the fire - unbelievable.
