• cthonctic@kbin.social
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        2 years ago

        *stagnancy, not stability

        Which is, incidentally, exactly what happened both with Kohl and Merkel.

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          2 years ago

          How did Germany stagnate between 2005 and 2021?

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            2 years ago

            Is this question serious?

            Lack of social reforms, lack of financial reforms, lack of infrastructure reforms, lack of energy reforms, the list goes on. All that was ever done was kicking the can down the road and here we are today.

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                2 years ago

                Maybe not, but I think it’s overall better to have term limits than to be stuck with an asshole leader for 20+ years

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              2 years ago

              Germany had a higher than average anual GDP growth (Europe), so yeah, the question was totally serious.

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                  2 years ago

                  You said it stagnated, which it didn’t.
                  Don’t lie if you’re not prepared to face some head wind for it.

                  Putting words in my mouth won’t make your statement any more true.