Ok, so its Diesel then

You should also not assume humanity of someone… could be an AI

The thing is - and i have to admit that i sometimes fall myself into that trap - is thinking that maybe, maybe if we go back to the good old days of the 80s, when every country in the European Economic Union had its borders with border controls, had their own sovereign currency and was more or less independent, when the world was way, way smaller, industry more local and other countries where - at least in the mind of the average German - far away, things would be more easy.

But then i open my eyes again and realize… shit ain’t like that! It’s real fucked up!

As far as i can tell from those of my acquaintances who openly admit to vote vor AfD there is more or less the stance: “Germany first, loose cooperation with the US and Russia but always with the option to play one on the other or stab them in the back if the opportunity arises”… oh and yes: Foreigners bad. Perhaps with some very, very few exceptions like Dubai billionaires or the cliche hard working, diligent Asians…

Sigh…

Yeah it’s in a way like boiling a Beelzebufo, just never let the heat rise fast enough that it jumps out of the pot and bites your head off…

The problem with “standing up to the US” are the massive economic ties and - even a bigger concern - the needs for cooperation in defence and technology. It’s bad if more than half your arsenal can be disabled simply by not providing spare parts. Even worse if you public infrastructure can be mostly shut down by disabling your services hosting on Amazon.

Luckily at the moment there ARE movements away from the US, but i think they are deliberate low-key to not trigger a (more) hostile action.