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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by bayesian_horse on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @06:56AM (#35711807)
Bullshit. There was no "decision" in the refugee crisis, we had to take in the refugees because of our constitution and frankly because we (constitutionally and fortunately) don't have the means to get rid of them even if we wanted to.

So far everything works well for Germany. Relying on Russian gas meant cheaper power for quite some time. Hard to tell if alternatives would have fared better. Hindsight is always 20/20. Putin's invasion of Ukraine is irrational from any standpoint and not expecting him and his country shooting themselves in their feet that way wasn't illogical.

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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by _ph_ on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @07:28AM (#35712038)
To be honest, there were plenty of warnings. Putins wars in Chechenia, Georgia. And he actually invaded Ukraine in 2014. That was the last date after which the German government should have planned for a future without gas from Russia.
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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by bayesian_horse on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:26AM (#35712597)
Which isn't what you and others said at the time, I'd guess. Hardly anyone was advocating for this. None of the major parties for certain. Nobody wanted more expensive energy.
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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by _ph_ on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:37AM (#35712695)
Sorry, why would you say such a thing about me? I was actually quite concerned by the absence of a strong international and especially German reaction to the invasion of 2014. Especially it became obvious, that all the Nordstream pipelines were a weapon against the Ukraine.
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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by bayesian_horse on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:40AM (#35712733)
Those voices just weren't there and it is plenty easy and convenient to say "I was concerned way before everybody else knew of the problem."
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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by _ph_ on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:48AM (#35712805)
Sure, but I wonder which basis you have to attack me personally. Especially since we mostly seem to agree on the topic of the discussion.
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Re:The lesson about the end of nuclear in Germany by bayesian_horse on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @09:47AM (#35713595)
I don't believe people are special.
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