The CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E. products deliver shocks ranging from 324 to 362 volts and have a hard operational limit of 380 volts. By comparison, a taser can reach between 1,200 and 1,500 volts.
If only journalists took the 5 seconds to look up how voltage and current actually work to understand that this comparison without other reference points is worthless...
The situation is a bit different in Germany though, because there isn’t just one “conservative” party. It won’t help the CDU (Chancellor Merz’s party) to cozy up to fascist positions because people then will just vote for the original fascists instead (Afd Party)
Yes, there is one big "conservative party". And the moment two smaller parties coordinated between themselves first to see who of the bigger parties would give them the better deal (FDP-Greens in 2021 obviously chose SPD over CDU) the CDU understood that they could either show some capacity for compromise and sane politicies or never get to power again. At exactly that moment they decided to abandon democracy for power, started parroting far-right bullshit and spread culture-war bullshit 24/7, thus pushing the AfD's lies into the main stream discussion. Not even surprising given that they are completely corrupt and beholden to the whims of their billionaire donors and lobbyists, and couldn't do policies for the catual people even if they wanted to.
Alas the then 11% fascists are now standing at 27%... With the result that -just as planned- there can be no majority without the CDU anymore. Either other democratic parties bows down to their insanity (getting totally demolished in the process - see their coalition partner SPD at the moment) to keep the fascists away from power in the name of "democracy" or the CDU will cooperate and bring the AfD to power themselves (the narratives of needing to respect the voters will and cooperating with the AfD are spread strategically by back-benchers every other day, by more prominent members every other week, to normalise the idea - the moment Merz is gone they will pretend that he was the only reason to keep a distance from those fascists). And it's working like clockwork.
Sure, you can argue that it will kill the long run but a) I already addressed the fact that they will eventually end up getting eaten and b) the corrupt idiots in power don't care. They will just jump ship in one way (some well-paid board memberships in the companies they actively worked for) or another (joining the AfD, like we already saw with their spiritual predecessors joining the NSDAP back then), because all they care for is staying in power and keeping the corruption/self-enrichment-pipeline going.
The situation is a bit different in Germany though, because there isn’t just one “conservative” party.
The state's commitment to the murderous Netanyahu regime outstrips its dedication to preserving democracy at home
That's total bullshit.
Because it implies an actual dedication to preserve democracy. There is none. Like all "conservatives" they understand that they can either do at least some amount of reasonable policies for the people of work to undermine democracy to keep catering to their billionaire buddies. And like all "conservatives" they chose the latter and are (once again) planning for fascism and an authoritarian regime over democracy.
"Conservatives" as well as the alleged "centrists" only have one single playbook: Flood everything in populism and culture war and parrot far-right talking points to push far-right parties. Extort other parties to support them in the name of democracy ("or we have to -with a very sad face of course- cooperate with the far-right for majorities"). Cooperate with the far-right once they burned through every other partner stupid enough to play along. Look surprised when they get inevitably eaten up by the far-right after spending years brain-washing the population into believing that everything not on the very right side of the spectrum is dangerous radical left ideology.
So no. The German government is not at all sacrificing democracy because of their support for Israel. They are actively trying to destroy democracy to stay in power despite their insane governing against the people. Cozying up to other far-right movements like Israel's insane pseudo-fascists and US' MAGA is just a byproduct born of common interest and a united hatred for actual democracy.
Ich hab Angst vor der Antwort, aber fühl mich doch gezwungen nach dem Kontext zu fragen...
Kollektive Verbödung: Die Breite Masse weiß von all dem "Bullshit" ja gar nichts. Im Gegenzug wissen sie aber alle, dass die bösen Grünen und Linken uns die Heizungen rausreißen, die Industrie vernichten und all unsere Steuergelder an eigens dafür eingeflogenen Migranten verschenken wollen.
Diese Regierung tut absolut nicht, was man nicht vorher so von ihr erwartet hat. Gewählt werden sie aber trotzdem, denn alle anderen sind geisteskranke Irre, die das Land zerstören und uns arm machen wollen... zumindest haben mir das die Regierungsparteien, die konsequent Politik gegen die Bevölkerung machen, so erzählt und warum sollten die lügen?
Um den Faschistenabschaum vor bösen Demostranten aus der Zivilgesellschafft zu beschützen...
and watch as Europeans wake up
There will be no waking up. We all know already but simply are not in control. Corrupt and paid off people are.
Merz und die CDU sind halt nicht in der Krise, sondern sie sind die Krise.
Leider ist ein Großteil der deutschen Wähler zu dumm, verwirrt oder politisch desinteressiert, um diese offensichtliche Tatsache vor der Wahl zu erkennen. Und selbst jetzt gibt es noch eine absurd große Menge, die Merz als Einzelfall und nicht als Symptom der CDU erkennt und weiter Stillstand und Verfall wählen würde. Und es wird ja noch schlimmer: Denn das ist die bessere Option. Diejenigen, die sich denken, "Ja genau die Scheiße will ich, aber in noch korrupter und noch irrsinniger!" und ihre Alternative gibt es ja auch noch.
Die nerven aber nur eine noch nicht völlig von Social Media verblödete und abgestumpfte Minderheit. Beim Rest ist das sehr erfolgreich, sonst würden sie es nicht machen...
Is it even physically possible to find liar so good to sell the extremely obvious bullshit of this administration?
"Aber die anderen Parteien müssen doch nur endlich bessere Politik machen!!!"
Wie? Viele Wähler wählen gar nicht nach Politik, sondern danach wer lauter und penetranter Lügen kreischt? Na, sowas aber auch. Wer hätte das bloß gedacht?
Nee, das war so dämlich, dass es für mich nicht offensichtlich war, und ich hatte ernsthaft befürchtet, jemand hätte so'ne Formulierung unironisch verwendet, um auch ja nicht die Wahrheit eingestehen zu müssen (und natürlich weil Wärmepumpen = gRüNeR iRrSiNn!1!)