Nice thread on German assistance to their neighbours. It& #39;s fascinating, good chunk of pundits doesn& #39;t seem aware of it but comments a lot on how & #39;German doesn& #39;t rush to help& #39;. Reminds me on an interesting exchange by @AaronGBurnett and one of those & #39;commenters& #39;. /1 https://twitter.com/hhesterm/status/1249069472234659840">https://twitter.com/hhesterm/...

I actually don& #39;t mind if you criticise German policies, but I do expect that people actually know them. If you don& #39;t, just do yourself a favour and don& #39;t comment on it. /2

Same with the Guardian piece on European Union not being a federal state, well, EU isn& #39;t a federal state and is unlikely to become one anytime soon - with a bit of knowledge on the treaties and how they are developed and change you. would know that. /3

You can perfectly criticise the Corona-bonds policy too. Fair enough, but again, familiarise yourself with locations and decision making mechanism before you actually criticise decision makings. /4

And while people are on it, it would be helpful do google & #39;consensus systems& #39; and & #39;veto player theorem& #39;. I promise, for FPTP-primed journos and pundits this is probably a revelation. If EU would be majoritarian, it wouldn& #39;t exist for long. /5

Long story in short: If you criticise something without knowing the subject matter - or the context or the framework it operates in, please avoid writing op-eds, columns or any kind of public comment. 6/6