How did Germany become so disgustingly LIBERAL?

Question

I just alluded to this in an answer and decided it is "höchste Eisenbahn" (high time) to pose it as a question. Of course mealymouthed liberals have no monopoly on Germany and are unfortunately found in many other countries as well, but having been here in Germany over 22 straight years, I have a seen a definite change for the WORSE. Liberals pop up like running sores all too often now, whining and blathering with no facts to back them up. ..very irritating and sickening. Then try to talk intelligently with one of them, present bogus information all too often derived from liberal news media (among the worst in the world), and then fawn over misfits like Bill Clinton and Gerhard Schröder, neither of whom I would follow even to a bathroom. It used to be many of these same Germans were grateful to the same USA who allowed them to prosper and become a peaceful, protected and free nation. My good German friends notwithstanding, now I am ashamed to hear how ignorant many have become.

Answer 1

agree. they're acting like the French.

the Euro thinking somewhat reflects the "welfare state" mentality in the US. So many people would like to buy control of others' lives by seizing the assets of the hardworking, and passing them out to sluggards. Since there are so many sluggards about, they attain a majority, and so continues the downward slide of civilization

Answer 2

For someone to call Germans "disgusting", "sickening", and "ignorant" because they don't support certain policies coming out of Washington nowadays is provocative.

Moreover, considering 49% of American voters feel the same way as many of these Germans, one questions where some people get the hutz-pah to claim to speak for "America".

Some self-righteous Americans have taken on the role of "Imperial Overseer" while overseas, empowering themselves to ridicule any beliefs and values that contradicts their own. They arrogantly harp about past favors/heroics, tout their 'holier-than-thou' moral superiority, and demand complete obedience. And then they pass it off as what "America" thinks as if all 300 million of us are of the same mind.

They do not use the language of friendship and consensus. They speak to Europeans as one addresses slaves and lackeys. And then wonder why they get a negative response.

Answer 3

How did America become so disgustingly CONSERVATIVE and SELF-RIGHTEOUS?

Some 50 years ago Germany got very valuable lessons in democracy and human rights from the Americans, for which Germany owes America a lot.
But now the teacher himself seems to have lost focus on these lessons a bit. Let me just mention Abu Ghuraib, Guantanamo and Florida.
So in my eyes the student gets rebuked for still remembering the lessons. Probably makes me a disgusting liberal, hm? Tell you what, I take that as compliment.

Answer 4

"My good German friends notwithstanding, now I am ashamed to hear how ignorant many have become." Liberal Media?? Mealymouthed Liberals?? Intelligent Conservative?? ROFL. Darling, I don't think that it's your friends that are ignorant. Please, spread your hate in the political boards, not the travel boards. There are plenty of illogical morons (of both parties) over there to banter with.

Answer 5

maybe theyve read a book ,,or watched as so- called compassionate conservatives ,, bombed children ,,and villages ,where no weapons were ,,or no taliban,, or al-queda,, the fools in america now ,,are the ones spending the taxes of two more generations,, on another viet nam,,, i grew up with the draft to go to war in nam ,,and i served for 3 years in regular army ,,and 3 years in active reserves,, and i wouldnt follow bush,, cheney ,,or any of those draft dodgers,, to a football game,, they are moral cowards ,,and physical cowards,, that when a chance to serve came ,,,hid and dodged the draft ,, so a lot of so called liberals ,,are probably being killed in afghan, and paki ,and iraqm as foot soldgers ,,so dont come to us liberals with blame,,,, the poor of america ,,,are the ones to fight and die,,, while your precious republican conservatives sit in college and complain about our patriotism ,,, in germany im sure the rich avoid the army

Answer 6

Buy a clue it was a liberal American who freed you from a fascist (Extreme Conservative) named Hitler , so don't be so quick to judge the liberals it's our ideals that set you free !

Answer 7

I just love how people label others who have different opinions and political views as ignorant. Nice attitude.