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
(81,297 posts)and all our lovely science-deniers and anti-facts farts.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)BootinUp
(47,156 posts)applegrove
(118,676 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
(15,286 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
(118,676 posts)Sending you big vibes.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)cp
(6,633 posts)We could have had our own Merkel.
ffr
(22,670 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,009 posts)Auggie
(31,172 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,854 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
(4,587 posts)Although I will continue to despise the CDU.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)IcyPeas
(21,884 posts)Oh wait......
Roc2020
(1,616 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
(22,526 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,605 posts)She knows what facts are and what BS is.
Cha
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