Sehr typisch Deutsch. Voller Heuchelei, schadenfreude, nutzloss.
Interesting how the tone reference missile defense has changed, isn't it? No worries, in your Spiegel world other stories will dominate. Emphatically and unanimously the Europeans now throw themselves behind missile defense. I thought you guys wanted change too, and hoped that this hegemonic, imperial, Bush, oil inspired, unilateral, technically impossible, destabilizing, arms race starting idea would get struck down now now. Why are you within NATO now making all these symbolic efforts to show that you're actually really for it?????? I figured your politicians would be cheering and screaming “Entlich ein ende von SDI.”
Now worries though, like in all other cases, you won't remember your own words and actions. You won't see yourself for the vermin you are. But I do. I do remember “your” people hanging on our base fences after we bomber Libya for La Belle. I do remember “your” people and the protests against the nuclear Lance, Pershing, and GLGM. I guess nuclear deterrence did work? But no worries, that too is forgotten by the simply minds that jump on every political bandwagon as your type does. I also remember your people being silent after Pan Am 103 where the bomb was smuggled on board at Frankfurt a.M. or the quick retreat you made after 911 and in Afghanistan. What does the German “Uneingeschraenkte Solidaritaet” mean? Not much. Your republic only exits because others created and paid for it. Your people have decided that that they would rather live on their knees than die on their feet many years ago.
I don’t know what the problem is with you and you since failed to explain.
You never miss to give a hint to der spiegel ... as if spiegel wasn’t an all pro american magazin ?!
It’s THE magazin that wrote about germans (in german and in germany) might need another ‘umerziehung’ because of the all to loud anti-americanism (following the more then unappropriated pressure on germany to join the iraq adventure.)
Missile defense is hardly discussed over here - we have other issues. (as you should)
“Your people have decided that that they would rather live on their knees than die on their feet many years ago.”
Certainly dieing is not our main objective any more.
Certainly After Bush jr. announced his one superpower world domination act, we don’t answer much “please die for us” calls - nor do we like to transfer much more billions to pay for the all marble homes you built for your unemployed masses, because tehy got work for 5h a week.