German democracy: a foreign minister from a party that received 15% of the vote in federal elections unilaterally declares war on Russia, while a chancellor from a party that earned 25% allows the US govt that blew up the Nord Stream pipelines to set his policy on Ukraine.
Germany’s Green Party campaigned on opposing arms exports to war zones and embracing a “feminist” international policy. Its voters wound up with perhaps the most warlike foreign minister since Ribbentrop.
Germany’s Green Party campaigned for “green” sources of energy and against coal fired plants. Its voters wound up with a coal industry renaissance and Green Energy Minister Robert Habeck bowing to Qatari royals.
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