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Please tell me what part of the claim "the german government almost unanimously agrees to defund welfare in favour of militarism" is disinformation. I guess to some people, anything remotely critical of Europe (including the dictatorship of neoliberalism) is disinformation
The whole 'article" is staged as it misses the point as half of the truth is not even mentioned. I won't discuss articles published by such sources. It's outright sensationalist bullshit.
I have my differences with the WSWS but you could be more specific about this article in particular. What is the half of the truth not mentioned? What part of complaining about budget cuts to welfare is sensationalist?
Our species isn't going to survive very long if we don't do something about the ultra rich
That's what the ultra rich want. They want everyone else to die so the ultra rich will have the entire planet to themselves. There will no longer be overcrowding and all there will be no more pesky cockroach people scampering about ruining all the beautiful beaches.
Really? Who are they going to exploit when nobody is left? Who are they going to sell their shitty products to? Who are they going to lord over?
My point is: Just because they don't care if you die, doesn't mean they want everyone to die. They need people a lot more than regular people need them.
Apparently you can just walk up to some of them on the street and have a chat.
Agreed, we should follow the steps of other actually existing socialist projects in order to get rid of the ultra rich in ways that have historically proven successful.
This always turns out well.
one of those times where the /s is necessary
This is horrible, tragic news for Germany and it's people. I hope the citizens of this country vote these people out of office before they allow their country to be destroyed.
That‘s not going to work. It‘s capitalism and here specifically the German economy in crisis, no significant tech or industry is left, that would still be relevant in the medium to long term.
Like the US they‘ve been counting on fossil fuels for far too long, are crashing their last big industry, automotive, because of it and are now escalating towards war economy in the hopes to claim new markets and keep the economy up. They’re already one of the main suppliers for Israel and Ukraine.
Rheinmetall is growing fast, forced labor was already being tested and is on the horizon for the jobless in general. All while the war ministers are drumming up public support for a preemptive war against Russia. The military is heavily supported and financed, while the social infrastructure is being systematically destroyed. Propaganda is in full swing and dissenting voices (journalists, press) are being sanctioned with very questionable reasoning. Once war is imminent or already on, people will be forced to work for companies such as VW, only then to build stuff for the war machine. Fascism is knocking, German imperial ambitions are back.
Meanwhile, all major parliamentary parties are in on the war frenzy, even the left (die Linke) to an extend, but CDU (conservatives), SPD (social democrats), AfD (far rights, potentially part of the next goverment) and even Grüne (neo-libs with a green tint, lately olive) have morphed into full on war and repression maniacs seeking confrontation.
Arbeiter, hörst du es nicht?
I love how you frame Germany preparing to defend Europe as such a negative. I mean, we should just quietly die to Russian tanks without preparing to should we?
This is such a shitty take on reality, after the remains of a failed empire that are called russia have begun a war against Europe years ago. With troops on the ground in Ukraine, with sabotage, murders and informational warfare elsewhere in Europe.
Also throwing Israel and Ukraine in one bag while Israel, like Russia, is clearly the agressor, committing horrible war crimes, is a fucking joke.
Go away, tankie.
Thanks, I prefer my shitty take over your scrubby narrative rehash without actual grounding in reality. Not sure how it helps calling everyone with dissenting perspectives a tankie makes any sense. Surely only, if you’re actively trying to remain ignorant and keep your indoctrinated mind at ease.
I don’t fully understand German politics. But in the past decade, I’ve yet to see right wing movements bring lasting positive change to any angry or discontented country
You say that as if any right wing movement had ever brought positive change, however short lasted.
I fully agree with you, but just curious: what's your opinion on the Taiwanese and South Korean governments between the 1950s and the 1990s?
Soothing anger isnt their goal. Anger is just a tool they use to get what the want.
I’ve yet to see right wing movements bring lasting positive change to any angry or discontented country
Because that's not the point. The point is to enrich the wealthy few.
Lest we forget: "Right-wing" stems from "right-hand man", i.e. a monarch's ~~yes-man~~ most trusted advisor.
To be fair, in 2025 it's hard to point at any movement that achieved that, left or right wing.
There haven't been many left wing movements in 2025.
Which, on its own, is rather troublesome... To put it mildly...
Sounds like they're turning into America
We talk a lot about the failure of the American experiment but it seems that Europe’s experiment with social supports is also failing.
Their experiment isn't failing, people are voting in people who are actively trying to make it fail
That’s how change occurs at the government level and so that is absolutely failing. If you can’t muster sufficient support to carry your agenda out and you get overwhelmed by challengers, that’s failing. If your agenda needs perfect conditions to succeed, it’s a fairyland dream.
This same thing is all that’s happened to the US as well.
Moreover, social programs across Europe are struggling to remain solvent in the face of aging populations and shrinking workforces. Even when the will is there.
Fuck fElon Musk.
I agree. Never blame the electorate, blame the politicians for not delivering better policy.
2026 is going to be so much worse than 2025. Awful.
murica, llc is a warning to the world.. that buffoon has inside info and can't wait to brag about it. Just in the last couple days, he uttered "we're going to be employing a lot of artificial things" which is an admission that the sentiment in this article is the driving force for what will become internment of the poor in the next few years. Germany is just following suit in the classist positioning before it really hits the fan.
If individualism weren't the default for the human mind, we may stand a chance. It's going to take a lot of suffering to pierce that issue though.