Please read the article, it’s not that long.

Yeah, the main issue is migration (here in Germany). And I believe propaganda is also a factor. People are bombarded with bad stories about migrants, but also about the government. This includes tabloids and social media of course. But also the conservative opposition. They are always talking about the government as if it was the worst in German history, when in reality it is not so different from their previous one.

Btw. the reasons why people vote for extremists are not smart. They are emotional. AfD voters tend to be less educated and porer.

I think Anders’ analysis is correct (as usual). The sad thing is, that I believe not only the US is making this mistake, but also some European leaders. They should really know better and we will have to pay the price for it.

Also right (and left) wing populists are on the rise. And they openly support Russia. We are all fucked.

He is using Tesla as a piggy bank. Grifting money, employees and graphics cards.

Putin is not as smart as his propaganda paints him. In fact it’s probably the most successful part of his propaganda. Even people who see through most of his propaganda tend to believe that he’s always playing 4D chess.

Still, remember that when Putin threatens us, he is telling us what he doesn’t like. Threats don’t cost him anything. By now we should have learned that his threats are empty, but many people are just too afraid.

Actually, it does. It says that the Russian people have nowhere to go. Their only option is to band together (behind Putin).

Edit: Oh, btw. I’m not saying that this video is definitely part of a propaganda campaign. She could also be a victim of propaganda.

Your line of reasoning is very hard to follow. You are alternating between soldiers/civilians and people/individuals. You are arguing against a point I never made. You are not engaging with my concerns. So let me state this again. The video is highly emotional, completely one-sided. Contains no concrete information. And fits perfectly into the Kremlin’s propaganda. I wonder if all these Mexicans still hate her after she tells them that she disagrees with Putin and his war.

She says:

I can’t stand it anymore because our real nationality is strong

Not sure what to make of this. We only have a video of an upset girl. Is she being treated unfairly? Who the fuck knows. All I know is that it plays perfectly into the Kremlin’s propaganda: We are the good guys and the world hates us for no good reason.

Either that, or it was a way to build a wide alliance to support Ukraine (with some countries being more eager and some more hesitant to help).

Regardless, it was a half measure and should be abandoned rather sooner than later.

Unfortunately we don’t share a common language anymore. The people fighting for “law and order” don’t actually mean, that everyone has to follow the same law. For them it’s a tool to police minorities and political opponents. In other words fascism.

Ich glaube nicht, dass das Geld einfach verschwinden wird (so wie in Singapur). Aber das System wird halt komplexer und irgendwer wird es vermutlich auch für sich nutzen können (siehe cum-ex).

Wahrscheinlich ist es am Ende nur eine massive Stütze für die Finanzmärkte. Am meisten werden also diejenigen profitieren, die bereits viele Aktien besitzen.

verkompliziert den Geldfluss halt extrem

Das ist auch meine Befürchtung. Vermutlich wird dann in Zukunft argumentiert, dass wir Unternehmen stärker unterstützen müssen, um die Rente zu sichern. Aber erwirtschaftet werden die Gewinne ja trotzdem von der nächsten Generation. Also wird das System nur undurchsichtiger und ineffizienter.

Alternativ kann man natürlich auch in ausländische Unternehmen investieren. Aber dann haben wir auch keinen Einfluss mehr auf diese Unternehmen.

Aber entweder habe ich etwas nicht mitbekommen, oder die Strategie und die Erwartungen werden einfach gar nicht kommuniziert. Wie können wir in Zukunft erkennen, ob die Strategie funktioniert?

You can’t know for sure given only this footage. But drones don’t exactly have great armor. So detonating something so close makes a kill very likely.

Hat die FDP eigentlich mal erklärt, wie das Generationenkapital genau funktionieren soll? Oder ist deren Logik einfach Kapitalmärkte=gut?

The Kremlin has already been hit by drones last year. No nuclear war. Instead you guys have forgotten about it.

It’s one indicator of economic health out of many. Unlike many other assets, real estate is immovable. So it has a strong association with the location.

Yes, work from home is a good argument, why falling office prices might not be a big deal. The question then becomes, is this trend more pronounced in Germany than in other countries? Maybe, but probably not.

Also unfortunately the article mentions Signa (commercial) and vonovia (residential) real estate. So there’s no clear separation. But overall the trend is true for both.

Property prices are used here as a proxy for the health of the economy.

The author may or may not be concerned about the affordability of homes. But that’s a different issue. This is just about absolute prices. And low prices mean low interest in Germany. As the article says, people are interested more in London or Paris.

This leads to fewer investments in the economy and Germany is at risk of falling behind.

Like everything else here, it’s made of mostly corn syrup.

Haha, that was unexpected and yet, completely unsurprising. TIL

The problem is, that the studies on glyphosat are way too small. As far as I know it is not particularly cancerous. That is other weed killers are worse. But Monsanto who did these studies and Bayer who bought Monsanto and miscalculated the risks; they did a poor job with these studies, which caused this massive confusion and are therefore largely to blame themselves for the disaster.

Here is a good video on the topic. It’s in German, though: https://youtu.be/2K0TAphTfaI?si=rXimwbUfEY51fSdq

It’s probably safe to assume the studies saying it doesn’t were bought and paid for by Bayer

This btw. is how it works. You have a product you want to bring to the market, so you have to prove it’s safe. It’s the regulator’s job to decided if the provided evidence is enough.

Das dürfte daran liegen, dass Cannabis in den USA auf Bundesebene verboten ist. Ich habe im Hinterkopf, dass PayPal bei solchen Sachen besonders restriktiv ist.