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The response to Donald Trump's policy initiatives, the fate of Ukraine, and the issue of massive investment and record debt are on German voters' minds two weeks after the federal election.

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[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 9 points 1 day ago

I’ll bet it’s due to the FUCKING NAZIS that took over the government

[–] nednobbins@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Rammstein released β€œAmerika” in 2004. That was during the 1st Bush Jr administration but the complaints in the song aren’t limited to Republicans.

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

And yet some people seem to think it's an endorsement...

[–] You@feddit.org 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I suspect a large overlap with people complaining about RATM suddenly turning woke or playing 'We're not gonna take it' at rallies without ever having seen a band pic of Twisted Sister.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 20 hours ago

I wanna rock.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The US government has been conquered by Russia without a single shot fired.

[–] Aux@feddit.uk 1 points 21 hours ago

Yeah, that will go in history books: how to conquer a nuclear superpower without causing a nuclear war. People were joking so much about Putin in the last few years, but it turns out his 5D chess game played out perfectly. People in Europe should stop underestimating Putin, otherwise we will fail the same way the US did.

Strange. USA looks the same out my window.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Would you Germans like a geologist from the US? I would love to immigrate.

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Germany currently actively encourages skilled workers to come to the country, so definitely yes. You might want to stick either to western German states or at least big cities though. The eastern countryside got a problem with xenophobia.

Sure, come anytime. There are many foreigners in the south of Germany in particular, and in northern big cities as well. You'll blend right in.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Depends. Are you white? If not, I sadly can't recommend it. We just elected a Nazi collaborator.

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

I have German lineage. Tracked it down to a specific town on the Rhine River.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

One good thing that might come out of all of this, is that USA people might stop being so annoying about how great and perfect their country supposedly is whenever you talk to them. Every time i hear someone chanting "USA, USA" i fell like whacking them with a bat.

[–] Swallowtail 1 points 22 hours ago

Unfortunately, the problem is that the Americans who think America is better than everyone else and are always shouting it from the rooftops, are also mostly the people who think Trump is great and will approve of just about anything he does uncritically.

A lot of us are super fucking embarrassed about the way our country behaves and vote against it every time we can, it's just unfortunately a very difficult battle and the way our elections works makes it a bit easier for Republicans to win at the national scale, generally.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] b_tr3e@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The actual news is that DW parrots the German governments opinion. Which isn't really news either. I dare say that the population in Germany has been "somewhat ambivalent" about the benevolence of US foreign politics for quite a while.

[–] friendlymessage@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Germany was very positive and trusting of Obama and the US during that time and we started regaining some trust under Biden, but it definitely never has been the same after Trump first took office

[–] b_tr3e@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

The drone murders didn't find much sympathy here but thanks to most of our media's, uh... "transatlantic engagement" the topic didn't get too much publicity.

[–] Sniatch@feddit.org 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago

Otoh, things have rather dramatically turned around on at least two fronts:

[...] Donald Trump, who has criticized Germany repeatedly for its [...] participation in the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

[...] only 1.9 percent worried about Russia[n influence] [...]

[–] jagermo@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I miss G.W., I thought he would be the worst person ever in power.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Every president is the worst person in power during their time.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 2 days ago

We should have started this process right after 9/11 honestly. If not sooner.

[–] LoamImprovement 4 points 2 days ago

To be honest, I'm surprised they still did after 2016.