Merkel says pandemic reveals limits of 'fact-denying populism'
Source: The Hill
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told European Union (EU) countries Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic is showing the limits of fact-denying populism as she urged the bloc to reach an agreement on an economic recovery package.
Merkel said that the EU must show that a return to nationalism means not more, but less control, according to France 24.
Without naming any specific nations, Merkel said: We are seeing at the moment that the pandemic can't be fought with lies and disinformation, and neither can it be with hatred and agitation.
Fact-denying populism is being shown its limits, she added. In a democracy, facts and transparency are needed. That distinguishes Europe, and Germany will stand up for it during its presidency."
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/506393-merkel-says-pandemic-reveals-limits-of-fact-denying-populism
Budi
(15,325 posts)Fact-denying populism is being shown its limits, she added. In a democracy, facts and transparency are needed.
That distinguishes Europe, and Germany will stand up for it during its presidency."
Populism is a ruse.
calimary
(80,693 posts)and all our lovely science-deniers and anti-facts farts.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,647 posts)BootinUp
(46,924 posts)applegrove
(118,014 posts)to be culled to save healthcare and pension costs into the future. You know, government being run as a business and the bottom line. We don't know..... but people are saying...
erronis
(14,946 posts)Just transporting that many rotting corpses to a massive grave (old copper mines?) would be a huge cost.
But perhaps doing away with the needs of Medicare (no more old people), Medicaid, Social Security would pay for it.
Long term though - the younger people left to inherit this country - how will they feel about living and getting older? How will the multi-billionaires continue to reap their rewards?
applegrove
(118,014 posts)Sending you big vibes.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)cp
(6,541 posts)We could have had our own Merkel.
ffr
(22,645 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,073 posts)Auggie
(31,060 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,846 posts)And stupidity is apparently what's most entertaining in the USA right now.
Scientists and medical doctors are booooring! (Not to me, but that seems to be the consensus among many Americans.)
Yeehah
(4,524 posts)Although I will continue to despise the CDU.
jcgoldie
(11,582 posts)IcyPeas
(21,738 posts)Oh wait......
Roc2020
(1,603 posts)when only facts and reality remains many will be destroyed economically, socially, mentally, their health, their family, their friends, institutionally etc. CV19 is a revolution masked in a virus.
DSandra
(999 posts)Karadeniz
(22,270 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)She knows what facts are and what BS is.
Cha
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