It's like you're describing my falling apart South Africa (except for the funny sounding names).
Then I look at the UK where a family member of mine had to go through 10 government doctors (most online) and two visits to Emergency before getting help. The first hospital visit was an 8 hour queue where there was nowhere to lie down, and then she was told to go home. On the second trip they realised it was a serious situation, and consulted with specialists who are unsure if their treatment will work. She's also in a 15-month queue for a hysterectomy.
Wanting to be American has fucked up a lot of countries.
This is a truly a great text. I lived in Berlin until June of 2018 and remember, like it was yesterday, how a year or so earlier I sat with my then German girlfriend in Victoria Park (we lived in Bergmannstraße) and how we discussed what we are witnessing as 'Peak Berlin' and how it would all go to hell.
I had no real reasons to say that - everyone was getting their PhDs in 17th Century Irish poetry or some such, 80,000 scientists were living there, everyone was getting money for flats (even if you owned your own flat, you were eligible for financial help for living costs), Sozialhilfe, stipends to study, money for all sorts of crypto BS projects. And yet it felt like it's over.
Much better than any comment of mine is this guy's joke.
I dunno. The author complains a lot and then discounts the fact that the AfD is growing. Sounds like things are bad but not yet bad enough. Just wait a bit longer ...
Quintessential Fab! Rich and deep, some things I don't agree with, many I do agree with.
But it mainly makes me think, especially about those points I don't agree with.
The Media is Government, Government is the Media.
It's like you're describing my falling apart South Africa (except for the funny sounding names).
Then I look at the UK where a family member of mine had to go through 10 government doctors (most online) and two visits to Emergency before getting help. The first hospital visit was an 8 hour queue where there was nowhere to lie down, and then she was told to go home. On the second trip they realised it was a serious situation, and consulted with specialists who are unsure if their treatment will work. She's also in a 15-month queue for a hysterectomy.
Wanting to be American has fucked up a lot of countries.
My 'German' thoughts:
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/whats-happening-in-germany-isnt-good-for-ukraine
https://mikehampton.substack.com/p/german-propaganda-right-wing-ibiza-affair
I arrived here via @trygvewighdal notes, and glad I did. Depressing but great read. Thanks.
This is a truly a great text. I lived in Berlin until June of 2018 and remember, like it was yesterday, how a year or so earlier I sat with my then German girlfriend in Victoria Park (we lived in Bergmannstraße) and how we discussed what we are witnessing as 'Peak Berlin' and how it would all go to hell.
I had no real reasons to say that - everyone was getting their PhDs in 17th Century Irish poetry or some such, 80,000 scientists were living there, everyone was getting money for flats (even if you owned your own flat, you were eligible for financial help for living costs), Sozialhilfe, stipends to study, money for all sorts of crypto BS projects. And yet it felt like it's over.
Much better than any comment of mine is this guy's joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbiBeZIKTS4
I dunno. The author complains a lot and then discounts the fact that the AfD is growing. Sounds like things are bad but not yet bad enough. Just wait a bit longer ...