On many fronts, things will get a lot worse. I really hope 🇩🇪 government will make some decisive moves to get ahead of the curve & also prepare citizens for what's to come. Too many have impression 🇩🇪 does right thing only way too late after having been dragged into doing it.
🇩🇪 government needs utterly compelling reasons to go against majority view of allies on particular steps
e.g. sanctions because right now signaling determination vis-à-vis Kremlin key. If so it needs water-tight communications strategy. Otherwise 🇩🇪reputation needlessly tanks.
e.g. sanctions because right now signaling determination vis-à-vis Kremlin key. If so it needs water-tight communications strategy. Otherwise 🇩🇪reputation needlessly tanks.
Criticism from sidelines is easy. I have lot of respect for those facing crisis bigger than any of Merkel's tenure right after coming to office in country with worst possible combination of dependencies on 🇷🇺 energy & basic mindset furthest away from what's needed in new world.
As @sarahbrockmeier argues in compelling piece forthcoming with @derspiegel 🇩🇪 citizens need to go out on streets putting pressure on government to do right thing signaling they are willing to pay price rather than contenting themselves with unpolitical Betroffenheitsbekundungen.
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