I wrote a piece a few weeks ago on the surprising strengths of the German economy, some sectors shrink and others grow etc.
I wasn't quite aware of how direct the transfer of people and assets between, say, car making and defence was. https://www.economist.com/business/2025/03/06/as-germanys-defence-stocks-go-ballistic-armsmakers-are-tooling-up
I wasn't quite aware of how direct the transfer of people and assets between, say, car making and defence was. https://www.economist.com/business/2025/03/06/as-germanys-defence-stocks-go-ballistic-armsmakers-are-tooling-up
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Metal is weapons, it really is.
Tarrifs of 67% to prevent import competition, subsidies in the billions, constant threats to shut plants unless more subsidies.
Yeah, good times eh!
Trump’s economic policy is good for something after all, lol.
Business writers the world over can finally see firsthand how Keynesian most governments really are.
Thanks to Arnold S, the Hummer and the subsequent SUV boom, all cars have become a lot more like tanks in the recent 20y.
And with the drone boom, likely tanks will become more like cars, wrt to how much you are willing to spend for one soon.
But that couldn't happen again.
We taught them a lesson in 1918,
And they've hardly bothered us since then.
-T. Lehrer
In this case, quoting a humorous song, one with a plus ca change tinge to its satire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j20voPS0gI
„Ein Deutscher ist jemand, der eine Lüge nicht aussprechen kann, ohne sie selbst zu glauben“
Genau so wenig Ambiguitätstoleranz zeigst du.