• stoicEuropean@lemmy.ml
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    7 days ago

    I am surely willing to argue with you, if you are able to stick to facts instead of emotionally perceived truths.

    The Traffic Light coalition had to balance Germany’s pro-Israel stance with growing criticism of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. After an initial phase of strong support (due to Germanys so called “Staatsräson”), the coalition became more critical, slashed arms exports in 2024 compared with 2023, and provided major humanitarian aid to Gaza. Saying they “cheered for genocide” is polemical and mislead. Maybe you should reconsider your news sources.

    Also, nuclear power is not a viable path for Germany. New plants are too expensive, take too long to build, and offer hardly any practical advantage over faster expansion of renewables, grids, and storage. The Greens acted accordingly. You COULD criticize the ban of nuclear power in the first place - but that was the doing of the CDU/SPD, not the Greens.

    I somewhat agree with you regarding taxation. They could have done more. But then again: they were in a coalition with two parties, that are ideologically very different. It’s far from precise to measure a partys moral by the actions of a coalition in which they were a junior-partner. Stop dealing in absolutes.

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        7 days ago

        I have no interest in continuing a discussion on that basis, so I am leaving it here.

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        7 days ago

        Annanela Baerbock literally said it is fine to murder Palestinian children

        Then, I’d like to see a source for her literally saying thid.

        She […] cheered for genocide.

        For this too, please.

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            7 days ago

            You’re the one making the claim, so you should have and provide the sources.

            So I kindly ask you again, as I am genuinely curious.

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                    6 days ago

                    So you clearly haven’t made any effort, which basically says that you are discussing in bad faith.

                    No. I just won’t let extreme accusations stand unquestioned like that. And frankly, why would you get so upset about that? If your accusations are well-founded, where’s the problem?

                    Yet, you haven’t shown where she “cheered for genocide” or “literally said it is fine to murder Palestinian children”. If you boldly make these claims, you should have the facts to back them up.