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stereotomy says

As someone who spent over a year in Germany in the early 1990's, I'm greatly saddened at the extent to which that country has chosen cultural suicide. I lived there, learned their language, even fell in love with a German girl from Hamburg.

It's being proved even more bitterly true than when it was back then - you can never go back. Your experiences were in a unique time and place, and to recount them today is to invite mockery and derision.

Sic transit gloria mundi . . .

Now we know how the Roman Empire fell.

stereotomy says

As someone who spent over a year in Germany in the early 1990's, I'm greatly saddened at the extent to which that country has chosen cultural suicide. I lived there, learned their language, even fell in love with a German girl from Hamburg.

It's being proved even more bitterly true than when it was back then - you can never go back. Your experiences were in a unique time and place, and to recount them today is to invite mockery and derision.

Sic transit gloria mundi . . .

It's still a great place, just need to know which parts to avoid, just like in the US.

stereotomy says

As someone who spent over a year in Germany in the early 1990's, I'm greatly saddened at the extent to which that country has chosen cultural suicide. I lived there, learned their language, even fell in love with a German girl from Hamburg.

@stereotomy We're similar that way. I lived there three times: a summer in high school, and two years in the 1980's.

I also had a German girlfriend from Hamburg!

Patrick says

I also had a German girlfriend from Hamburg!

Ironisch, wenn das gleiche Mädchen.

Heißt sie Christiane?

@stereotomy

Patrick says

Heißt sie Christiane?

Sind Sie sicher, dass Sie es wissen wollen?

Warum nicht? Es ist shon so lange her.

Patrick says

Heißt sie Christiane?

stereotomy

Nein, sie heist Sandra.

There is increasing fear in Germany that F-35 jets purchased for the German army can be "turned off" remotely by Washington. This fear is shared by defense and security specialists.

Joachim Schranzhofer, head of communications at Hensoldt:

"The F-35 kill switch is not just a rumor. A simpler way is through a mission planning system that will not allow the fighter to land."

Wolfgang Ischinger, former diplomat and head of the Munich Security Conference:

"If we fear that the US could do the same to the German F-35 fighter jets as they did to Ukraine, we should consider canceling the contract."

Source: Bild

RWSGFY says

There is increasing fear in Germany that F-35 jets purchased for the German army can be "turned off" remotely by Washingto

During the 1st Gulf War, Iraqi Mirage planes had their weapons deactivated remotely by the French.

Yep, BMW made aircraft engines before they did cars. That center part of the BMW emblems signifies a spinning propeller.

Defense companies jack up Germany’s auto industry to make weapons fast.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Germany’s economy should embrace the pivot from cars to defense equipment as a major growth driver, according to a proposal by the country’s leading defense industry group.

The Federal Association of the German Security and Defense Industry (BDSV) pitched the idea last week while hailing the incoming government’s pledge to continue expanding the defense budget drastically. To overcome production bottlenecks, the argument goes, why not repurpose manufacturing capabilities of Germany’s famed, but ailing, automobile sector?

The idea is part of a package of measures advanced by the defense industry that seeks to inject the same type of urgency into military manufacturing that animated German leaders when it came to substituting Russian gas in the country’s energy mix following Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

In Brussels and national capitals here, there will be fresh money to spend on defense. At the same time, the continent’s production sites were never intended for mass output. The European Union has nevertheless unveiled a plan, dubbed “ReArm Europe,” that could funnel more than €800 billion ($868 billion) to defense spending across the Union’s 27 member states.

The push coincides with a remarkable breakdown in the transatlantic partnership with the United States. Germany and Europe more broadly have long relied on weapons imports from the U.S. to meet their domestic needs, even though the continent is home to a host of significant arms manufacturers itself.

Redirecting the German auto sector to produce tanks, shells and other military gear is not an entirely new idea. In June 2024, auto parts giant Continental and arms behemoth Rheinmetall signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the retraining of auto workers affected by layoffs in the shrinking industry.

“The far-reaching changes in all industries can only be mastered together,” said Continental’s board member for human resources and sustainability, Ariane Reinhart. Rheinmetall, meanwhile, gloated about the defense sector boom in a joint press release and was quick to point out the company expected 40% more profits in 2024 than just a year before.

The agreement outlined various means for Rheinmetall, itself an automotive company, to recruit trained workers, including holding events at automotive plants and offering employment at defense factories near locations that were shutting down or downsizing.

Last month, the defense giant announced it would repurpose two factories in Berlin and Neuss that previously made car parts to produce primarily military goods instead.

Rheinmetall’s operating profit in its weapons segment nearly doubled to €339 million ($368 million) in the first nine months of 2024, while its automotive business declined by 3.8% to €74 million ($80 million) during the same period.

Other defense players are getting involved, too, with sensor specialist Hensoldt reportedly in talks to hire 200 workers from auto parts suppliers Continental and Bosch, according to Reuters.

And German-French joint venture KNDS recently acquired a historic rail car plant in Görlitz from French train maker Alstom. The factory will be retooled to produce components for military vehicles, including the Leopard 2 battle tank and Puma infantry fighting vehicle.

In an email to defense news, Hans Christoph Atzpodien, the head of the German defense industry lobbying group, said he expected “wholly new dimensions to the question of arms demand,” including the need for faster deliveries, not just higher volume.

The government should support the transition by providing means for retraining and covering the costs for relocation of employees, he argued.
One key bottleneck lies in security screenings for would-be weapons builders, the BDSV association said. Such background checks can take many weeks or longer, a process that must be accelerated dramatically, according to the industry group.

Meanwhile, other sectors of the economy are itching for a piece of the pie, Atzpodien said, including the machine building, steel and construction industries.
“In general, I am quite sure that we will soon enter a mode in which a great many economic resources from other sectors will now be harnessed for armaments,” he said.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/03/10/defense-companies-jack-up-germanys-auto-industry-to-make-weapons-fast/

DeportLibtards says

Proving once again that Globalist imbecility is breathtaking!

https://x.com/AXChristoforou/status/1908428164323258714

How our grandpas saw Germany:

The Ursula Cancan

MolotovCocktail says

I'll admit my lack of knowledge on German politics. Is this a bad or good thing? I really don't care either way. Europe is due for a world war anyway. If it's bad news, it will be the Germans as usual.

https://open.substack.com/pub/eugyppius/p/domestic-spy-agency-declares-alternative

https://x.com/RMXnews/status/1888999118326108392

Now we know why the rush to ban the AfD:

MolotovCocktail says

Now we know why the rush to ban the AfD:

Didn't age well.

https://www.eugyppius.com/p/breaking-new-merz-government-orders

New Merz government orders the pushback of all illegal migrants at the German borders, effectively abolishes asylum as a path into Germany

From today, ALL migrants will be prevented from crossing Germany’s land borders illegally – even if they claim asylum. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (54, CSU) has given the order …

Lol, so it was legal to cross illegally before?

Patrick says

https://www.eugyppius.com/p/breaking-new-merz-government-orders

New Merz government orders the pushback of all illegal migrants at the German borders, effectively abolishes asylum as a path into Germany

From today, ALL migrants will be prevented from crossing Germany’s land borders illegally – even if they claim asylum. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (54, CSU) has given the order …

Lol, so it was legal to cross illegally before?

Same as in the US: cross illegally,claim asylum, stay in the country while it's being processed.

Eric Holder says

Putin has infiltrated Germany at all levels.

Doesn't matter as it's only a matter of decades till the Federal Islamic Republic of Germany.

Just ask the young Germans who don't wanna have icky-poo children, and the Islamic immigrants who want children.

B.A.C.A.H. says

Eric Holder says

Putin has infiltrated Germany at all levels.

Doesn't matter as it's only a matter of decades till the Federal Islamic Republic of Germany.

Just ask the young Germans who don't wanna have icky-poo children, and the Islamic immigrants who want children.

Back in the 20th Century, the BRD (Bundesrepublik Deutschland aka West Germany) had a list of approved names for boys and girls. It was about 10K names. If you tried to get fancy, no birth certificate unless the child was given "a proper German name." I'm pretty sure that list back then didn't include Mohammed, but back then, German citizenship was restricted to people who could prove German ancestry.

stereotomy says

(Bundesrepublik Deutschland aka West Germany) had a list of approved names for boys and girls. It was about 10K names. If you tried to get fancy, no birth certificate unless the child was given "a proper German name." I'm pretty sure that list back then didn't include Mohammed, but back then, German citizenship was restricted to people who could prove German ancestr

They couldn't have had hyphenated last names at birth, too. Only the father's.

Married women also could have hyphenated last names or their husband's, that's it. That was the best German feminists were allowed.

stereotomy says

Back in the 20th Century, the BRD (Bundesrepublik Deutschland aka West Germany) had a list of approved names for boys and girls.

I remember being very surprised when I heard about this. But maybe it is the right thing to do for national unity, to offset the harms of diversity.

They also used to have a good rule that the name has to clearly indicate which sex a person is.

Another good German naming rule:

When it comes to surnames, German law states that a child must take on their father’s last name unless there is a legal reason why this cannot be done.

Patrick says

Another good German naming rule:

When it comes to surnames, German law states that a child must take on their father’s last name unless there is a legal reason why this cannot be done.

It's weird as fuck in the PRNY. It's all toxic feminism, until you get married. My wife gets soft dissed all the time because she retained her family name and didn't take mine (we agreed that it would be useful in case we needed a spare Ace race card when it came to children). My son bears my surname.

The liberal hypocrisy in the PRNY is so thick you need the Jaws of Life to cut through it.

https://odysee.com/@FREELANDANDY:7/Wir-schieben-Sie-alle-ab--Remigrations-Hit-Deutschlandretter24:5

Pretty good AI generated video, especially the women.

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That is:

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Sending hostile invaders back to their homes is the right thing to do.

Patrick says

Another good German naming rule:

When it comes to surnames, German law states that a child must take on their father’s last name unless there is a legal reason why this cannot be done.

Living this now. I think it's an awful idea depending on the countries laws with regards to kids. It's been an absolute nightmare with my nephew. This mainly is for out of wedlock kids. If the biological dad is a deadbeat I have no issue with the mom taking the last name on the kids birth certificate. You got 9 months to think about it. My sister in law did not listen to our advice and messed up hugely.

We now have to get notarized letters from a baby daddy in prison to get things done because he's on the birth certificate. SIL can't drive. Getting this all done can take 10 hours and a bunch of driving. Passport was the worst and we have renewal coming up in the next year.

My situation is rare, but we can't even go to a restaurant in most places without getting stared at because he's black with 4 white people. Last name wouldn't make a difference there, but with travel that 10 hours goes down to 1 and we don't get accused of trafficking. My SIL could have just signed off on it without baby daddy.

If married I do think the kid(s) should take the fathers last name. If not married, the mom's should always use their last name in my opinion and keep baby daddy off the BC. It's significantly easier to change the last name once you're married for the child. You'll know after month 3-5 if you can put a ring on it. You'll see the real chick you screwed.