[FLT-bird]

This is what it’s all about. This has always been what it’s all about. The Germans in particular have a very mercenary interest in selling stuff to Iran. I remember as an exchange student in Germany having this discussion with my professor. I said Germany’s interest here was purely profit. He, being an old 60s hippie, claimed doing business with Iran would moderate their behavior and make them less aggressive. I remember that conversation like it was yesterday.

I graduated from college in 1994......

[pierrem15]

The Germans have this amazing ability to spout off about the highest internationalist ideals and combine it with the most mercenary self-interest while having absolutely no awareness of the hypocrisy involved.

The combination of bullying self-righteousness and naked self-interest is one of the reasons they are so "loved" by their neighbors.