“The export-oriented German economy is suffering particularly from the high energy prices. Industry representatives fear that numerous companies will migrate. Politicians must take countermeasures – otherwise Germany would move “unchecked towards a dangerous turning point”.
Unternehmen in Energiekrise: „Kann der K. o. für den Standort Deutschland sein“ – WELT
This comes one year after the German government announced the end of fossil fuels.
26th United Nations Climate Change Conference: End of the fossil fuel era | Press release | BMUV
China is ramping up their coal usage as “rich nations” shut coal down.
‘Woke’ doesn’t mean awakened to the truths of reality, but to the dreams of liberalism. — ‘Truth is not what is, but what I say it is,’ is something Hitler would say.
GWS. In Kevin Donnelly’s Dictionary of Woke, wokeism is defined as ‘a system of thought and behaviour characterised by intolerance, policing the speech of others, and proving one’s own superiority by denouncing others’. (ISBN 9781922810205. An amusing but saddening read.)
If the poor Germans would only forget the idea that they are the center of the universe, they would be better off. The best way to do it would be for the peasants to overthrow the rulers, including the EU. Of course, once Germany is gone, so is the EU.
At least some of the population centers in China are fighting back against the tyranny that is zero Covid policy. Unfortunately here in the US many are wanting to bring back mask, especially the N95s.
I taught OSHA respirator safety courses for 10 years for the construction industry. Anyone who suggest wearing N95 mask without first doing a pulmonary function test, especially for the more vulnerable population is a ******* criminal.
We didn’t even allow N95s for asbestos abatement projects, and even the smallest asbestos fibers are still 10,000 x larger than flu viruses.
We used full face powered air supply with hepa filters and smoke fit tested at the start of each shift on large boiler protects
I just heard from some Germans today that the German government just raised the bid price and the LNG tankers showed up at docks in Denmark and Hamburg. He didn’t tell me how high they had to go, nor whether they have the facilities to vaporize the gas and get it into their gas lines. Given the German propensity to be overly confident, I would wait a month before believing they actually are able to distribute it to meet the country’s need.
When are people everywhere going to learn that their governments need to be restricted to their purely and designated administrative functions and responsibilities? None of them are equipped or capable of directing economies and determining winners and losers in the production of energy. Most of the people in these ridiculous governments are losers who have never done a single thing in the productive world.
To answer your question, I think the bare minimum requirement is the complete separation of government and education. As this is clearly not aligned with the interests of government, this pretty much equates to: never.