Tag Archives: Angela Merkel

No Schadenfreude?

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Muller

An ugly German term who made it into English dictionaries. Sometimes, “klammheimlich” is added, clandestine. Today’s G7 meeting of leading economic powers in Evian France saw European leaders again groveling before Donald Trump, the U.S. American President who had secured … Continue reading →

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A Significant Emotional Event

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Muller

Significant emotional events you won’t forget. Nor where you’ve been and how you felt. I remember as examples 9/11 and Kennedy’s assassination, Princess Diana’s funeral, my father’s passing and maybe a handful further events, the last maybe the disclosure of … Continue reading →

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Human Flow

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Muller

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and head of the Bavarian CSU, Horst Seehofer, have agreed to cap the annual number of refugees at 200,000. As the Guardian comments, the “refugee cap deal is widely being interpreted as mainstream conservatives yielding to … Continue reading →

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The Real Power of Satire

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Muller

Thank you Jan Böhmermann! The German comedian is now being threatened with prosecution. That has Turkish President and wannabe sultan, notorious Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, demanded. Böhmermann had made clear, in sort of poem which was broadcast in his late-night show … Continue reading →

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When Angela Merkel Changed Her Mind

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Muller

In July last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel shocked the public with a cold-hearted response to a Palestinian refugee girl who expressed (go to 0:30), in perfect German after having lived there for four years, her wish for a normal … Continue reading →

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