Millions of Germans live in a parallel universe in which a militarised, warmongering Germany with a few soldiers in Lithuania is forcing Putin (who actually wants to be nice) to invade and kill. If Merkel had been nicer to Vladimir that one time, it would all be different https://twitter.com/marceldirsus/status/1330863505558396934

On Planet Deutschland, Germany should have equal relations with Russia, an aggressive and adversarial dictatorship and the United States, a liberal democracy and Germany's most important ally

So how should we deal with China? The delusional Germans have an answer, same as any other dictatorship. You sell them as many cars as possible and at some point they magically turn into friends. Imposing any kind of costs on dictatorships is warmongering and evil.

It's a twisted morality in which any use of force by Germany or the West is always evil. You're bombing an apocalyptic death cult trying to subjugate millions of innocent people in the Middle East? You're evil. Watch as people get slaughtered? Perfect.

Selling submarines to Norway? Evil. Giving people rifles to defend themselves against ISIS? Evil. Arms exports are always evil. Doesn't matter what you're exporting or where you're sending it, arms exports are always bad

When the Americans stop looking after us we're either going to grow up or be totally screwed /end