German leader hails Europe as an ‘alternative to imperialism and autocracy’

https://apnews.com/article/germany-merz-europe-trump-nato-alliances-trade-65a8342f7b3fde483e85c20051845aa5

23 Comments

  1. RandyFunRuiner on

    Umm… how many coloni… err… territories does France, Denmark, The Netherlands still have? And how long did it take Germany to finally acknowledge its genocide and colonialism in Namibia and Central Africa?

  2. Expert_Radish_4699 on

    Europe positioning itself as a counterweight to autocracy is great in theory, but actions will speak louder than speeches.

  3. I love the EU. Goods follow markets and people follow jobs, everyone uses the same rulebook and new members are welcomed. Sure, assholes like Trump and Putin try to tear away at the EU, but it will survive in better shape than Russia or the Yanks.

  4. German LEADER (Führer) HAILS …

    Come on, just write *chancellor*. Wtf is wrong with AP?

  5. Well… we can say that mainly due to the fact that US shifted so far into imperialism and autocracy that we stand out by increased contrast. May be an accomplishment, may be simple happenstance. But, again – European specialty – these are words and interpretations. We need actions.

  6. Don’t you hate in when a terrible person says something you like?

    Seriously, I have an immense dislike for Mr. Merz but I’d like that to be true.

  7. Europe needs to invest into countermeasures against outside influence.

    Especially Russian interference in other countries is massively fueling far-right influence.

    It worked well enough in the US and other prominent countries are also pretty on edge at the moment.

  8. Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaa! 🫵🤪

    Oh wait, the imperialist neocolonial looters of Africa and peers of Viktor Orban are actually serious? What are we even doing here?