America has already lost .Calls republicans the taliban of the west

Germans have a different viewpoint of the US election then most of the world.They probably see that the US is doomed no matter who wins.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/commentary-total-capitalism-and-the-downfall-of-america-a-865437.html

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Germans see the US election as a battle between the good Obama and the evil Romney. But this is a mistake. Regardless of who wins the election on Tuesday, total capitalism is America's true ruler, and it has the power to destroy the country.We want to believe that Obama failed because of the conservatives inside his own country.

Indeed, the fanatics that Mitt Romney depends on have jettisoned everything that distinguishes the West: science and logic, reason and moderation, even simple decency. They hate homosexuals, the weak and the state. They oppress women and persecute immigrants. Their moralizing about abortion doesn't even spare the victims of rape. They are the Taliban of the West.

I seriously don't agree with the description for the republicans, but I still agree with this because I don't think America is going to recover until their can get rid of the partisan bickering.

What the Chinese think

Who gives one shlt about what the frickin' Germans think?

Couldn't care less what Germany thinks about our politics.

Who gives one shlt about what the frickin' Germans think?

ScorpionTroll

The article makes a good point even though it's opinion of the republicans is really biased.No matter who wins on Tuesday Americans will still have to deal with the partisan bickering in the White House

WTF is Total Capitalism? US has been a Big Government and Big Business Capitalism collaboration for decades. And they blame Republicans? Obama had a full control of the congress and senate. If anyone failed that's the Democrats. DevilMightCry

Obama did not have 60 democrats in the senate the majority of the time from 2008-2010 because of issues with a senator who eventually passed away before the midterms elections.They also lost that seat.The republicans controlled the congress from 2010-now.From the context of that article Total Capitalism is pretty much this

Its functionaries have no need of public hospitals or of a reliable power supply to private homes. The elite have their own infrastructure.

[QUOTE="DevilMightCry"]WTF is Total Capitalism? US has been a Big Government and Big Business Capitalism collaboration for decades. And they blame Republicans? Obama had a full control of the congress and senate. If anyone failed that's the Democrats. super600

Obama did not have 60 democrats in the senate the majority of the time from 2008-2010 because of issues with a senator who eventually passed away before the midterms elections.They also lost that seat.The republicans controlled the congress from 2010-now.

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[QUOTE="DevilMightCry"]WTF is Total Capitalism? US has been a Big Government and Big Business Capitalism collaboration for decades. And they blame Republicans? Obama had a full control of the congress and senate. If anyone failed that's the Democrats. DevilMightCry

Obama did not have 60 democrats in the senate the majority of the time from 2008-2010 because of issues with a senator who eventually passed away before the midterms elections.They also lost that seat.The republicans controlled the congress from 2010-now.

Obamacare and the stimulus package passed before the republicans gained control of the house of representatives.

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[QUOTE="DevilMightCry"]WTF is Total Capitalism? US has been a Big Government and Big Business Capitalism collaboration for decades. And they blame Republicans? Obama had a full control of the congress and senate. If anyone failed that's the Democrats. DevilMightCry

Obama did not have 60 democrats in the senate the majority of the time from 2008-2010 because of issues with a senator who eventually passed away before the midterms elections.They also lost that seat.The republicans controlled the congress from 2010-now.

The germans, as usual, are over-exaggerating the situation, but they make some good points.

It won't be the end of the country, no matter who wins, but without an end to the bipartisan fighting, we might as well call it quits. Conservatives hold a lot of outdated ideals supported by religious reasoning, and then try to talk about how gay marriage and similar issues are going to ruin the country, when in truth, their refusal to adapt to some situations is what is going to screw us over.

The germans, as usual, are over-exaggerating the situation, but they make some good points.

It won't be the end of the country, no matter who wins, but without an end to the bipartisan fighting, we might as well call it quits. Conservatives hold a lot of outdated ideals supported by religious reasoning, and then try to talk about how gay marriage and similar issues are going to ruin the country, when in truth, their refusal to adapt to some situations is what is going to screw us over.

WiiCubeM1

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The germans, as usual, are over-exaggerating the situation, but they make some good points.

It won't be the end of the country, no matter who wins, but without an end to the bipartisan fighting, we might as well call it quits. Conservatives hold a lot of outdated ideals supported by religious reasoning, and then try to talk about how gay marriage and similar issues are going to ruin the country, when in truth, their refusal to adapt to some situations is what is going to screw us over.

LJS9502_basic

Exactly.

I know people who are voting for Romney simply because Obama said he isn't against gay marriage. To them, these issues hold more credence than actual issues that affect governmet.

That's rich coming from a country that is doing really well due to capitalism. They are doing well enough that they have helped bail out the Greeks once and are about to do it a second time.

Still, the Germans need not worry about our politics and worry about their own.

uh oh...

They may be right that we're doomed, but they couldn't be more wrong on why.

They may be right that we're doomed, but they couldn't be more wrong on why.

scoots9

We are not doomed.

They may be right that we're doomed, but they couldn't be more wrong on why.

scoots9

People have been saying America is doomed since 1776. =PAllicrombie

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They may be right that we're doomed, but they couldn't be more wrong on why.

GreySeal9

We are not doomed.

How exactly are you guys going to pay off that 16 trillion dollar debt....

Curse all that capitalism and liberty stuff!

In all seriousness, I think there needs to be clear deliniation between crony capitalism and actual capitalism. Capitalism is the only framework for the individuals social freedom, crony capitalism is evil, and a great example of why the state should not be allowed to intervene in the market.

Germans have a different viewpoint of the US election then most of the world.They probably see that the US is doomed no matter who wins.

super600

Der Spiegel has a different viewpoint you mean.

Anyway, I'm just glad that politics has moved past calling the other side nazis and just resorts to comparing them to the Taliban. Progress is here.

Yawn.

And that is why Cowboys flew jets into Big Ben.

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They may be right that we're doomed, but they couldn't be more wrong on why.

Vickman178

We are not doomed.

How exactly are you guys going to pay off that 16 trillion dollar debt....

meh. Germany's debt is 5 trillion+, Japan's is what....10 trillion now? We're all pretty much doomed.

And heck, at least the US has a growing population. Japan and Germany and the rest of the developed world are committing demographic suicide.

The main thing I've learned is that Jakob Augstein is worried as f uck that Romney will win and needs to vent his frustration somehow.

They probably see that the US is doomed no matter who wins.

super600

Also this is especially funny/ironic since Der Spiegel (if I remember correctly) was worshipping Obama 4 years ago.

I don't know about you guys but I live in America. The most powerful country on the planet. If I were a foreigner I'd be very concerned about the direction of politics in the U.S.A. American citizens are easy to manipulate, WMD's in Iraq, and American Exceptionalism is pretty much spreading liberty with bombs. If I were a German who witnessed the rise of Nazism, I'd be very paranoid of any sort of extremism happening in any industrialized country with massive military power. Especially when said country likes to go on military adventures in Central Asia. Conduct drone strikes in Africa and Central Asia, in countries the U.S. is not at war with. I'd be very concerned if a candidate who wants to raise military spending back to Cold War era levels wins the election.

Who gives one shlt about what the frickin' Germans think?

ScorpionTroll

Ze Germans.

I don't know about you guys but I live in America. The most powerful country on the planet. If I were a foreigner I'd be very concerned about the direction of politics in the U.S.A. American citizens are easy to manipulate, WMD's in Iraq, and American Exceptionalism is pretty much spreading liberty with bombs. If I were a German who witnessed the rise of Nazism, I'd be very paranoid of any sort of extremism happening in any industrialized country with massive military power. Especially when said country likes to go on military adventures in Central Asia. Conduct drone strikes in Africa and Central Asia, in countries the U.S. is not at war with. I'd be very concerned if a candidate who wants to raise military spending back to Cold War era levels wins the election.

FutonSentinal62

persecute immigrants.super600

Spoken like true Quincies.

[QUOTE="super600"] persecute immigrants.TheWalkingGhost

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I don't know about you guys but I live in America. The most powerful country on the planet. If I were a foreigner I'd be very concerned about the direction of politics in the U.S.A. American citizens are easy to manipulate, WMD's in Iraq, and American Exceptionalism is pretty much spreading liberty with bombs. If I were a German who witnessed the rise of Nazism, I'd be very paranoid of any sort of extremism happening in any industrialized country with massive military power. Especially when said country likes to go on military adventures in Central Asia. Conduct drone strikes in Africa and Central Asia, in countries the U.S. is not at war with. I'd be very concerned if a candidate who wants to raise military spending back to Cold War era levels wins the election.

TheWalkingGhost

Paranoia? Sorry I can't tell if you you're calling me paranoid, or if the bloated defense budget is paranoia.

Germany is doing much more damage to the world at large than America is, by forcing the E.U. to do fiscal consolidation during bad economic times and leading the only economy larger and more important than the U.S.'s to the possibility of a default.

Germans are brilliant people. You should care what they think.dangamit

They wear funny pants, but they are productive.