All right, Alexander, let's talk about the situation in Germany with Mr. Merch's, his falling

out with Trump, his statements about constantly escalating against Russia, pouring money

into the military industrial complex, austerity now in Germany, cutting back on social services,

on healthcare in order to fund the military industrial complex.

This has already been decided by his party.

It's going to be very unpopular with the German people, but Mertz continues to push forward.

What do you think of everything happening in Germany?

You know, this is an extraordinary thing. It is a, it's like a kind of car, a turbocharged car,

pelting towards the cliff, even as parts of the car keep falling off.

I mean, the idea of Germany getting into a conflict with Russia and doing so without the Americans,

I mean, the idea of Germany getting into a conflict with Russia is already, I mean, delusional, grandiose, some would say mad anyway.

But doing so whilst simultaneously quarreling with the Americans, and by the way, with the Chinese too, just to say, is, is, I mean, it takes it to a completely

different level.

The entire basis upon which the German Federal Republic exists is the alliance with the

United States.

It was the Americans, people need to remember this, it was the Americans ultimately who

set up the German Federal Republic in the 1940s.

I mean, the Federal Republic of Germany arose out of a decision taken ultimately by the United States to merge the American,

British and French occupation zones in Western Germany to counter the Soviets who were

in occupation at that time of Eastern Germany.

And the Germans decided that they would give this new region a government, a German government

accountable to the people who lived there, democratic government as they would say.

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