After the Bundestag elections in February 2025, disillusionment has set in in Germany. While many voters hoped for an economically stable, legally clear and conservative leadership, they are now experiencing the opposite. As chancellor candidate of the CDU/CSU CDU/CSU, Friedrich Merz has not only broken central official election promises, but is also suspected of having bought his government majority by pledged billions to left-wing coalition partners.

Merz had loudly promised tax cuts, the rule of law and strict adherence to the debt brake during the election campaign. But shortly after taking office, these principles were overturned: a new special fund worth billions was decided – allegedly for infrastructure, climate and security.

In truth, observers criticize, the money is being redistributed, especially in favor of the SPD, Greens and Left – and their billion-dollar NGO structures, which have been shaping German domestic and foreign policy for years.
 
Particularly explosive: Just a few years ago, Merz had publicly criticized the excessive influence of precisely these organizations.

Among other things, these organizations support radical gender, climate and migration projects, some of which have international implications. The accusation: Merz buys political peace instead of representing his own convictions.

The SPD is also not without criticism: According to internal negotiation papers, it wants to raise the tax rate on the rich to 49% – although there was talk of 47% in the election campaign. The top tax rate is even to rise to 47%.
The reason given for this is relief for small and medium-sized incomes – but the tax burden for top performers continues to grow.

The CDU/CSU officially rejects this – but participates behind closed doors.

The expansion of the Bundeswehr, the introduction of conscription, new NATO missions and ongoing arms deliveries to Ukraine are making many citizens sit up and take notice. The mood reminds some of the year 1933: mobilization, propaganda, and a polarization of society along ideological lines.

The German government defends its actions as "responsibility for Europe". Critics speak of a dangerous departure from peace policy.

Since January 2025, Donald Trump has been US president again - with J.D. Vance as vice president and Elon Musk as government advisor. What is a nightmare for German politics is seen by many people around the world as an opportunity for a new order.

Trump announced even before taking office:

The EU and German media react with outrage – some even go so far as to call Trump & Co. fascists or Nazis .

But if you take a closer look, you will see that

📉 Conclusion: The loss of trust is there – and it is deep

Union has said goodbye to the conservative course under Merz and is now to the left of the center. This, of course, promotes the success of the hated opposition party AfD. Furthermore, a firewall policy is being pursued, which will not come to results and uniform votes, but will divide politics and the population in the long term.

Billions flow to left-wing ideological projects of NGOs that he once criticized.
War rhetoric replaces diplomacy.
Democratic principles are whitewashed with buzzwords such as "attitude" and "responsibility" or on the subject of peace, Merz says in his speech:  
"There is peace in every cemetery."  
With this statement, Merz allegedly wanted to underline that peace without freedom is meaningless and that freedom is the highest good of an open and liberal society.

This statement was met with considerable criticism. Sahra Wagenknecht, former politician of the Left Party, countered with the words:

She, AfD chairwoman Alice Weidel and other critics argued that peace should not be devalued and that prioritizing freedom over peace could lead to a justification of conflicts.

The debate shows the different views in German politics on the relationship between peace and freedom and how these values should be weighted in foreign and security policy.

All these developments are leading to a loss of confidence in the German political class. The Union, once seen as an anchor of stability, seems increasingly implausible. Many voters feel lied to and betrayed, which of course gives a boost to populist and pacifist parties.

The loss of trust in the government is growing, both to the right and to the left of the political spectrum. It remains to be seen whether Friedrich Merz and the Union will be able to regain the trust of the voters or whether it will go down in the history books as the government of the greatest fraud and rupture.>>>In the next article, we will smile through the good jobs of the former politicians of the traffic light government<<<

After the collapse of the traffic light coalition in November 2024 and the end of her term as Federal Foreign Minister, significant changes are pending for Annalena Baerbock.Currently, the German government is planning to nominate her as the German candidate for the presidency of the UN General Assembly for the 2025/26 session. 

However, this nomination is met with criticism. Christoph Heusgen, former chairman of the Munich Security Conference, described the change from experienced diplomat Helga Schmid to Baerbock as "impertinence" and questioned Baerbock's qualifications in the context of feminist foreign policy.

Chancellor candidate Friederich Merz - breach of trust





Author: Tom Weyerman
Sources: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, ChatGBT, Reuters
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