Germany records first monthly trade deficit since 1991 as inflation soars

Re:Germany records first monthly trade deficit since 1991 as... by DisjointedHunt on Monday July 04, 2022 @05:01PM (#31981729)

Just like simply eating at a McDonalds once doesn’t make me an expert on Burgers. . .

Similarly, holding the passport of a country doesn’t automatically make someone a geopolitical expert

I mean no offense at all, I’ve simply observed way too many instances of online discourse beginning with “as a citizen of ____” to establish credibility in areas that don’t really benefit from citizenship.

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Re:Germany records first monthly trade deficit since 1991 as... by littlestymaar on Monday July 04, 2022 @05:10PM (#31981825)

I kind of agree with you in a way: saying Poland will overtake Germany is as laughable as saying Canada will overtake the US as the economic leader in north America. You don't even need to be Canadian to know how ridiculous of a claim this is.

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Re:Germany records first monthly trade deficit since 1991 as... by OJFord on Monday July 04, 2022 @06:20PM (#31982329)

In my reading, the point of 'as a Pole' is to say 'look I bear no ill will towards Poles, I want the best for Poland as much as the next citizen', it's not claiming authority, it's disclaiming bias against.

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