The Perfect Storm (incl video below)
by
William Toel
Abraham Lincoln once said that Presidents are made (or deposed) by circumstances: something beyond any government’s control.
There is a perfect storm of circumstances coming together in Germany between now and the first part of next year. Its elements are 1) under-the-table increased immigration; 2) over-tightening by an over-exposed stale government; and 3) reappearance of inflation, threatening the savings and quality of life of German families. (The Chancellor crossed a line for the first time, making implicit pledges for other's debts.)
This storm will break in an atmosphere in which Germans are already feeling increasingly weary, and even "naked" due to a variety of pressures in light of America's further withdrawal.
The Chancellor is a confirmed control freak. She has long used the label of the right-wing to manipulate public opinion. Demonstrations of ordinary citizens anywhere in Germany will become more harassed: salted with undercover security and police, some of whom are there to carry a “false flag”; impersonating extreme elements; creating sound bites for a compliant press that conform to the narrative that justifies the ever-tightening noose. The DDR left an impression on the Chancellor of how inculcating fear of one’s neighbor can be useful and effective in the short run. The pandemic is all about solidifying control.
Like shifting the garden gnomes around in the back yard, the Chancellor has kept the government in a very tight and obedient circle, over-exposing the same faces: speaking stale and trite words, and rhetorical tricks that are increasingly irrelevant. Very few will be listening by the end of this year.
For now, the key is perspective: This is
not a frightening period. Nor is the change it engenders a bad thing. To the contrary, setting German families free to have an active voice in their future is a wonderful breath of fresh air.
It may be possible to control one of the three elements above, and possibly, with immense effort, even neutralize two of them. There is neither energy nor resources to successfully combat all three.
You can just begin to catch a whiff in the air. The storm that’s coming brings
freedom.
Conversation in English, German subbed
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