WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE GULLIBILITY OF GERMANS? (seriously) —“Germany is th

WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE GULLIBILITY OF GERMANS?

(seriously)

—“Germany is the hegemon of Europe: all its decisions end up affecting the rest of the continent. It is a delicate geopolitical position that would require at the helm a proper aristocratic elite: confident, pragmatic and well versed in human psychology. Unfortunately, the German population suffers from a deep psychological trauma which hinders any progress in this area (“from National-Socialism to National-Masochism” describes best the situation). The former elite was annihilated between 1933 and 1950 (In any case, I doubt they would have been up to the task, had Germany achieved in 1914 or 1939 its aspirations: Prussia was too priestly and martial). And lastly, the national character doesn’t help: prone to neuroticism, introverted and very conscientious, it lacks adaptability, it is too rigid. In the last few years, Germany has committed – out of politically correct reasons and contrary to its interests – two catastrophic errors: the” nuclear power phase-out” and “Wir schaffen das” (opening the gates to the immigration tsunami). If Europe has a future, those two decisions have to be reverted soon and I don’t see anybody in Germany pointing in that direction.”— Daniel Gurpide