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Merz says he is maintaining a good personal relationship with Trump

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Merz says he is maintaining a good personal relationship with Trump

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  • gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world
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    Merz is a traitor to his people, of course he’s in bed with all the worst people around the globe. Conservatives are a systemic failure that slowly errode society. The CDU must not maintain power and we need to fix wealth inequality before it’s too late.

  • fisch@lemmy.world
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    Because he’s a spineless loser. Most unpopular chancellor in recent history. The CDU hasn’t accepted the new reality yet.

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      To quote a famous poet: “Weil die am Leben vorbeilaufen, diese Spinnerbande.”

    • SpicyLizards@reddthat.com
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      Limbo championship, winner merz!

    • Tudsamfa@lemmy.world
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      We do have to keep in mind that they are the most popular party still. So “new reality” my foot, it works for them, so that’s what they’ll continue to do.

  • Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.org
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    That’s a self-own, Fritz!

  • trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works
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    He’s a rich sociopath with a penchant for telling lies and a hunger for power. Of course he has a good personal relationship with Trump, they are practically soulmates.

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    He’s lecking those eiers

  • Che Banana@beehaw.org
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    Exactly how many children raped would it take for him to distance himself from Trump?

    12? 20?

    What’s his child rape tolerance threshold?

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      That highly depends on how many private planes the children’s parents own.

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      You are too focused on children here, but not everyone’s taste is the same. Merz is the guy who voted to keep marital rape legal instead…

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    Don’t they agree on most things? Of course Merz must hate Trump for being loud and sloppy but aren’t their politics and policy goals entirely compatible?

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      No, they don’t. For example, Merz doesn’t give a fuck about the country, hires his unqualified buddies from the industry into his ministry positions, and thinks domestic abuse is not a crime.

      Edit: of course this is ironic. Text based communication is an ass.

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        That sounds like Trump to me

        • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uk
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          Were they being ironic just then, or

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            Now-a-days, it’s really hard to tell…

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        That’s exactly like trump

      • Richard Wonka@mas.to
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        @jeffep … oh, wait. Maybe there are similarities.

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    Good boy Now sit Here’s your biscuit

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    Who’s Merz? I checked out of German politics since austerity policies and Merkel

    • Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.org
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      Merz ended austerity policies, took on 500 billion € in new debt, used that to finance tax cuts for the rich and big business, and is now crippling social security and pensions, saying there’s not enough money.

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      He is the much worse guy Merkel prevented from gaining power until she retired.

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    You might not like it but that’s a reasonable thing to do.

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