I spent nearly four years living and working in Sweden at the turn of the century. In that time the refugees from the Balkans arrived, and the infamous Albanian mafia took hold. Visiting the country once more 6 years ago, I saw the ravages of corruption, abuse and more.
This describes most of the West's main cities.
Cheapened. Poorer. Distressed.
While 'refugees' are one of the causes, one has to ask how did they move about apparently without much cash? The answer is an elite via NGOs who fund such things in the name of changing social order - unelected, unaccountable. The result of this terrible mistake is a group of people who have not, nor will ever become completely integrated - by their own choice. Thus we have activists campaigning for issues far beyond our own countries funded by tax cash, as we sink into ever greater debt.
The industrial scale abuse of law abiding citizens has to stop. Paying for those who have no intention of working and hate the destination country must also stop.
I went back in 2016, and have seen images of places I know well since then. Trollhattan - a town heavily dependent on state support - is even more tired. The old Saab factory is in very poor shape, and of course, in effect closed.
The shock on the ground - and I do not think this has got better - is how Gothenburg has become visibly worn out. To residents I guess the decline is recognised, but to a visitor it is stark. Once again, reduced economic activity and significantly increased state spending with a rather big demographic shaft.
For anyone who wants to follow the collapse of Germany can do no better than follow Eugyppius on his substack. Written in better English than most of us can achieve now, he is both funny and despairing.
This is a split between do-gooders who have not though things through yet crush any debate, and reality. The libtards (a Eugyppius phrase) have ruined economies, states and indeed, entire countries. The gap is now so wide the world of lies is being exposed bit by bit - it can no longer remain hidden. Libtards are finally on the run....
They, or rather the Red-Green establishment, from the Chancellery to the public broadcasters to the MSM, have learned from the past alright! Many Germans are already saying that they're now living in a DDR MkII which is of course 'good', while on the other hand describing anyone daring to criticise as 'far extrem hard ultra Right', practically Na zis, to be beaten, physically where possible.
And that the West Germans have the gall to slag off the East Germans and their reluctance to relive leftist totalitarianism, albeit this time under the guise of Multikulti rainbows.
Well, tbf, the West Germans have to deal with all their lovely multiculti, no-go neighbourhoods so they don't have the time to learn from their East German compatriots about how to read between the lines and how to evade intrusive government action. They have the experience of 40 years living in a communist paradise ...
Since you spent a year in Berlin there's another crime statistic from the Berlin Police which sunk without a trace in the German MSM: last year in Berlin there were 110 gang rapes reported to the police. And since it's summer, the open-air public swimming pools in Berlin have become no-go places for Berliners, not least because there are often mini-riots in those places, despite the presence of extra security personnel.
Far worse is the dismantling if not destruction of whole industries, especially those of medium-sized old established family businesses thanks to the green policies affecting energy supply and transport/traffic.
Just as nobody in our glorious Westminster MSM, in their zeal to get Starmer in, has been or is taking a closer look to Wales, a Labour fiefdom since its inception as devolved entity, so nobody is taking a closer look at the disastrous effects of the red-green policies in Germany, the rise and rise of muslim violence included.
But let's never forget: just as the AfD in Germany is 'bad' because 'practically Hitler', so is Reform here.
Yes, I'd be reluctant to head to any baths in urban Germany at the moment. I'd fear for any relatives wanting to do so.
As for the Mittelstand: they are the victims of Germany's own stupidity (which we are not immune from, of course). That the German government so eagerly adopts policies that demolish its own economic success can only indicate malign intent or utter retardation. Or a combination of the two.
It's the victory of ideology - green + socialism - over pragmatism. After all, you do want to save the planet for your kids, from climate extinction to rapacious rich Kapitalists, don't you! So sit in the dark and shiver - it's for the best cause!
(And don't even think of reading 'dissident' literature about life in the former Soviet Union!)
Such a brilliant article expressing what so many of us know and fear. It seems that just as in 1914 Europe decided to commit suicide so history is repeating itself but for many unknown reasons.
The white tribes of Europe are but minorities in terms of the world's population and will be almost unrecognisable in another 100 years time.
I spent nearly four years living and working in Sweden at the turn of the century. In that time the refugees from the Balkans arrived, and the infamous Albanian mafia took hold. Visiting the country once more 6 years ago, I saw the ravages of corruption, abuse and more.
This describes most of the West's main cities.
Cheapened. Poorer. Distressed.
While 'refugees' are one of the causes, one has to ask how did they move about apparently without much cash? The answer is an elite via NGOs who fund such things in the name of changing social order - unelected, unaccountable. The result of this terrible mistake is a group of people who have not, nor will ever become completely integrated - by their own choice. Thus we have activists campaigning for issues far beyond our own countries funded by tax cash, as we sink into ever greater debt.
The industrial scale abuse of law abiding citizens has to stop. Paying for those who have no intention of working and hate the destination country must also stop.
Interesting. Have you been back since? I've not been to Sweden much so cannot comment on what it is like on the ground.
I went back in 2016, and have seen images of places I know well since then. Trollhattan - a town heavily dependent on state support - is even more tired. The old Saab factory is in very poor shape, and of course, in effect closed.
The shock on the ground - and I do not think this has got better - is how Gothenburg has become visibly worn out. To residents I guess the decline is recognised, but to a visitor it is stark. Once again, reduced economic activity and significantly increased state spending with a rather big demographic shaft.
It's sad. Just like our own cities.
That's amazing - just like O'Biden Air in the USA. Also - it's been done in an opaque way - just like O'Biden Air.
For anyone who wants to follow the collapse of Germany can do no better than follow Eugyppius on his substack. Written in better English than most of us can achieve now, he is both funny and despairing.
https://www.eugyppius.com/
What beats me is that Germany seem incapable of learning from their past
This is a split between do-gooders who have not though things through yet crush any debate, and reality. The libtards (a Eugyppius phrase) have ruined economies, states and indeed, entire countries. The gap is now so wide the world of lies is being exposed bit by bit - it can no longer remain hidden. Libtards are finally on the run....
Let us hope so!
They, or rather the Red-Green establishment, from the Chancellery to the public broadcasters to the MSM, have learned from the past alright! Many Germans are already saying that they're now living in a DDR MkII which is of course 'good', while on the other hand describing anyone daring to criticise as 'far extrem hard ultra Right', practically Na zis, to be beaten, physically where possible.
And that the West Germans have the gall to slag off the East Germans and their reluctance to relive leftist totalitarianism, albeit this time under the guise of Multikulti rainbows.
Well, tbf, the West Germans have to deal with all their lovely multiculti, no-go neighbourhoods so they don't have the time to learn from their East German compatriots about how to read between the lines and how to evade intrusive government action. They have the experience of 40 years living in a communist paradise ...
Also there's not much light when your head is deep in the sand, making it all the harder to read up on these kinds of things.
Ain't dat de troof ...
Since you spent a year in Berlin there's another crime statistic from the Berlin Police which sunk without a trace in the German MSM: last year in Berlin there were 110 gang rapes reported to the police. And since it's summer, the open-air public swimming pools in Berlin have become no-go places for Berliners, not least because there are often mini-riots in those places, despite the presence of extra security personnel.
Far worse is the dismantling if not destruction of whole industries, especially those of medium-sized old established family businesses thanks to the green policies affecting energy supply and transport/traffic.
Just as nobody in our glorious Westminster MSM, in their zeal to get Starmer in, has been or is taking a closer look to Wales, a Labour fiefdom since its inception as devolved entity, so nobody is taking a closer look at the disastrous effects of the red-green policies in Germany, the rise and rise of muslim violence included.
But let's never forget: just as the AfD in Germany is 'bad' because 'practically Hitler', so is Reform here.
Yes, I'd be reluctant to head to any baths in urban Germany at the moment. I'd fear for any relatives wanting to do so.
As for the Mittelstand: they are the victims of Germany's own stupidity (which we are not immune from, of course). That the German government so eagerly adopts policies that demolish its own economic success can only indicate malign intent or utter retardation. Or a combination of the two.
It's the victory of ideology - green + socialism - over pragmatism. After all, you do want to save the planet for your kids, from climate extinction to rapacious rich Kapitalists, don't you! So sit in the dark and shiver - it's for the best cause!
(And don't even think of reading 'dissident' literature about life in the former Soviet Union!)
Such a brilliant article expressing what so many of us know and fear. It seems that just as in 1914 Europe decided to commit suicide so history is repeating itself but for many unknown reasons.
The white tribes of Europe are but minorities in terms of the world's population and will be almost unrecognisable in another 100 years time.
Thanks Geoffrey. It is certainly hard to remain optimistic under such conditions.