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Scholz In Lion's Den - East Germany (none / 0)

Great divide ...

"Volksverräter", "Hau ab": Scholz in Neuruppin ausgebuht | Deutschland Kurier |

The political bulwark of the AfD and Die Linke.

"Hau ab! Hau ab! Hau ab!"#Scholz ist als #Bundeskanzler ein Totalausfall und die Menschen in #Neuruppin wissen das so wie der Rest von #Deutschland... pic.twitter.com/gV4hpJOStg
— Dr. David Lütke (@DrLuetke) August 17, 2022

Translation:
"Get lost! (3x)
#Scholz is a total failure as #Chancellor and the people in #Neuruppin know that like the rest of #Germany...

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Thu Aug 18th, 2022 at 09:01:40 AM EST

Re: Scholz In Lion's Den - East Germany (none / 0)

German election: continuing popularity of far-right AfD has roots in east-west divide

The AfD's strong performance in east Germany can, in part, be seen as a reaction against the imposition of the western fusion of capitalism and democracy after 1989. For many east Germans, this shift was associated with deprivation, social disintegration and the loss of a political home. Even today, many feel that they are still treated as second-class citizens. Under these circumstances, distrust in the political establishment is common - and populist radical right parties have rushed to step in.
Since coming to power in 2005, Merkel has done much for the symbolic representation of eastern Germans. But while some credit her for holding the eurozone together after the financial crisis, her austerity policies had a disproportionate impact on the eastern regions. It was her argument that "there is no alternative" to austerity that inspired the AfD's name in the first place.

Some really ugly comments @Neuruppin

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Thu Aug 18th, 2022 at 09:02:29 AM EST
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Re: Scholz In Lion's Den - East Germany (none / 0)

Schlimm dabei ist, dass die #AmpelDesGrauens denkt, sie könnte alles, was auf uns zukommt, mit leeren Worten und Framing verhindern. Für #Scholz und seine Crew wird es in Bezug auf die Proteste ein böses Erwachen geben. #Montagsdemos #Schiessbefehl #Neuruppin [_link]
— Mr. Unwoke 🇩🇪 🇱🇺 🇨🇦 🕊 (@mr_unwoke) August 18, 2022

Town in former East Germany offers to take in migrants despite AFD popularity in region

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Thu Aug 18th, 2022 at 09:04:44 AM EST
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Re: Scholz In Lion's Den - East Germany (none / 0)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was shouted down in an eastern German town, by people protesting over rising costs of living. [_link]
— DW News (@dwnews) August 17, 2022

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Thu Aug 18th, 2022 at 09:05:21 AM EST
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APsplainin Scholz gas "embargo" (none / 1)

Germans face higher bills as tax aids natural gas importers, 15 Aug

An association of gas pipeline operators on Monday set the ~~level~~ tariff at € 0.024/kkWh under legislation passed by the German parliament, which had an ~~expected~~ stipulated a range of 1 to 5 cents.
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The gas tax will raise money to compensate [sic] importers of Russian gas whose contracts with city utilities do not permit them to pass on the costs of surging natural gas prices [to rate payers].
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Habeck said that 12 [gs]importers have applied for help [sic] and would receive 34 billion euros ($34.7 billion), or about 90% of their ["]exceptional["] costs, the dpa news agency reported.
17 Aug, Reuters | 'Pawn' in energy stand-off, Germany's Uniper suffers $12.5 bln [€ 12.3B] loss ...Germany's largest importer of Russian gas needed a 15 billion euro government bailout last month after Russia drastically cut flows, forcing Uniper to buy gas elsewhere [UAE? KSA? USA? CN-TW FORMOSA?!]at much higher prices....
Energy-intensive businesses urged the government to limit the [cost of] the new tax [applied to commercial rate payers]. Steel producers said it would cost them 500 million euros annually, while the VDMA association of mechanical engineering firms -- a pillar of Germany's export-oriented economy -- warned that the tax was "a significant burden" on top of soaring natural gas prices.

Germany lowers natural gas tax to ease burden on consumers, 18 Aug

The announcement at a hastily convened news conference in Berlin comes a day after Scholz met with hostile protests during a town hall event outside the capital.
Scholz said his government had decided to lower the value-added tax[VAT] on gas from 19% to 7% [!] until the end of March 2024.

by Cat on Thu Aug 18th, 2022 at 03:24:54 PM EST
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Germany from Winners to Losers in 2022 | 92 comments (92 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)