What Angela Merkel's exit means for Germany - and Europe

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  • čas přidán 24. 01. 2019
  • The European Union is about to lose one of its last anti-populist voices.
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    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been called the most powerful woman in the world, the liberal West's last defender, and the de facto leader of Europe. But 19 years after entering politics, she has announced she won't be running for a fifth term as chancellor and will be stepping away from politics. Her announcement comes at a pivotal time when nationalism is on the rise in Europe and the continent is still reeling from the 2015 migrant crisis. So what does Merkel stepping down mean for the future of Germany - and for the European Union?
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Komentáře • 17K

  • @Vox
    @Vox  Před 5 lety +4315

    Happy Friday everyone! Thank you for watching our videos 🌻🌻

  • @norobot858
    @norobot858 Před 3 lety +14126

    germany: tries to take over europe with war
    germany: loses
    also germany: takes over europe anyway

    • @dergrim224
      @dergrim224 Před 3 lety +1647

      But this time with diplomacy :)

    • @vincentr5850
      @vincentr5850 Před 3 lety +237

      germany cant do anything alone they need permission from onder countries its the south vs northwest and the east just do what they always have done except immigration brussel decides that

    • @J-rome
      @J-rome Před 3 lety +150

      The art of War.

    • @vincentr5850
      @vincentr5850 Před 3 lety +27

      @@rsdc2695 yes because they often have the same view i hope italy greec and eastern european countries leave and the uk comes back

    • @klausschumacher7126
      @klausschumacher7126 Před 3 lety +260

      As a German it is sometimes frustrating what to do. If we start a war it is not good and if we don't and being successful it isn't good either. You can never make it right for everybody.... 😷

  • @sveaboe2674
    @sveaboe2674 Před 4 lety +16381

    Me: reading the eng sub when she’s speaking german
    Also me: realizing I’m German and don’t need eng sub

  • @nilocblue
    @nilocblue Před 3 lety +2907

    What do you mean she became "one" of the most powerful women in the world? She's held that title every year for almost a decade now...

    • @tonic4497
      @tonic4497 Před 3 lety +39

      Since 2006 with the exception of 2010

    • @bertsole7278
      @bertsole7278 Před 3 lety +18

      Ach grosser Gott - Deutschland ist von dieser Tante seit Jahren verarscht worden.

    • @LeseratteHd
      @LeseratteHd Před 3 lety +8

      @@barnaby4232 leyen isnt mor powerfull the merkel, no way

    • @johnkirk1772
      @johnkirk1772 Před 3 lety +24

      @@barnaby4232 you must mot understand our parliamentary system - we have no lame ducks unless the coalition partner backs away which usually happens just months before an election and only in some areas as she governs with a centrist grand coalition interested in similar multipartisan legislation..
      Fact is she is more popular than ever (84% approval rating), managing the third major crisis of her career and Germany's decentralised mode of governance doesn't need her domestically all the time which allows her to pursue European politics and strengthen perception of european unity (sending aid/military doctors and health equipment to Portugal this week e.g., Italian financial aid)
      Say what you want about her politics but lame duck is just an idiotic statement imported from presidential systems and news coverage abroad - little to no applicability to Merkel

    • @SemNome-rg7xg
      @SemNome-rg7xg Před 3 lety +8

      @@barnaby4232 LA leaders are far from being "The most Powerful in the world". I say that as a brazilian, any president of ours is nowhere near as influential as leaders of the EU.

  • @elioooh1362
    @elioooh1362 Před 3 lety +3785

    she is a prime example how leaders should act with rationality AND kindness

    • @aturchomicz821
      @aturchomicz821 Před 3 lety +16

      Germany has an Anti Welfare "Fraud" Agency, that must be one of the cruelest things one could do🙄

    • @psychoticchannel3244
      @psychoticchannel3244 Před 3 lety +38

      @The White Wolf just cut all benefits, they will migrate somewhere else

    • @chrispaul7769
      @chrispaul7769 Před 3 lety +86

      @The White Wolf Migration isnt even a big problem. People are just seeking for reasons why their life isnt going perfect. Then there are those political parties saying its due to the migration and they believe them 🤷‍♂️ of course this is only my opinion but i think its the only ethically justifiable opinion

    • @dorijan6332
      @dorijan6332 Před 3 lety +25

      @@chrispaul7769 I don't think people would have problem if actual poor families were coming to Germany, the problem is, that most of people coming in are people who were already rich (a big immigrant group was kidnapped in Turkey and they had to pay $50,000 per person for kidnappers to let them go, not to mention how they had modern phones when they came to Germany), they don't need help, they just want the free money and houses Germany is going to give them bcs of their refugee status so they don't have to work for the rest of their lives

    • @Crrazzyrulezz
      @Crrazzyrulezz Před 3 lety +18

      ​@@dorijan6332 yeah true ,rich people comin to get more money ,makes sense. u know who is a real problem? the clans we have in germany and they came dacades ago. but afd used the immigrants for the politics and whenever they lose votes they go for something else. of course corona is afd´s new best friend. lets see what happens when another big problem is incomin. lets see who is using it to strengthen their party.

  • @ClemensAlive
    @ClemensAlive Před 3 lety +7705

    Shes not the first german leader with a signature move.

    • @negrotigrillo1020
      @negrotigrillo1020 Před 3 lety +571

      Bismarck has entered the chat(?)

    • @multiversalman4270
      @multiversalman4270 Před 3 lety +874

      Hitler comes in late, as usual, but takes this thread by storm.

    • @asomebody3448
      @asomebody3448 Před 3 lety +57

      Underrated

    • @juliz.4075
      @juliz.4075 Před 3 lety +122

      Meanwhile Willi Brandt is already on is knees 🧎🏽‍♂️

    • @ruizen7996
      @ruizen7996 Před 3 lety +162

      @@multiversalman4270 yup, im late

  • @XWurstbrotX
    @XWurstbrotX Před 3 lety +4984

    How strange that the american TV channel does not mention the reasons why europe got so many refugees... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    • @disknee6630
      @disknee6630 Před 3 lety +49

      Cause we didn't want them? Its not like its happened the same way but flipped.

    • @XWurstbrotX
      @XWurstbrotX Před 3 lety +1960

      ​@@disknee6630 No its because USA invaded iran and caused the whole region to explode more or less directly.

    • @elgeorge437
      @elgeorge437 Před 3 lety +93

      XWurstbrotX and that was during Obama. Lol.

    • @keanrdbropedersen1487
      @keanrdbropedersen1487 Před 3 lety +506

      @@elgeorge437 Does it matter who it was under? The US ahjve participated and funded many wars in those areas. Countries in Europe might be "forced" to join in, to maintain good relations with the US. The wars down there are more or less useless, compared to the outcome. There is still a war in Afghanistan, that has led to many refugees. Iraq is also a zone right now, though the missions (at least here from Denmark) is more about training troops. There aer being spent a lot of rescources in the middleeastern/african countries. Money we could spend on ourselves rather than bombing and shooting others.

    • @XWurstbrotX
      @XWurstbrotX Před 3 lety +27

      @@insulam821 Yea, i always mix these up

  • @pascalf9602
    @pascalf9602 Před 3 lety +3700

    Im german, i dont really like the CDU BUT i would lie if i say she didn't do a great job. Danke Mutti
    Edit: a word

    • @judithschutze6893
      @judithschutze6893 Před 3 lety +168

      Same! I live and breath SPD but boy am i glad for Merkel. A truly outstanding woman.

    • @heikob.670
      @heikob.670 Před 3 lety +11

      @The White Wolf just shut up

    • @oskarstobinski4522
      @oskarstobinski4522 Před 3 lety +28

      Of cause she didnt do a good job. If you think a good job means making people poor than she has done a good job.
      But for the people she is a desaster

    • @oskarstobinski4522
      @oskarstobinski4522 Před 3 lety +8

      White Wuff wuff du bist dumm wie Brot

    • @Crrazzyrulezz
      @Crrazzyrulezz Před 3 lety +67

      @@oskarstobinski4522 wie hat sie dich arm gemacht?

  • @timecrayon
    @timecrayon Před 3 lety +1415

    I was born in 2002, so I can't even remember a time she wasn't chancellor. It's really interesting how attached you can become to a politician. I was always quite proud of her, since she's not only a woman, but also fron the Eastern part of Germany, which are both groups that tend to be underrepresented. She's actually extremely intelligent and even quite charming, which didn't exactly hurt her career. :)

    • @mrrobovter4535
      @mrrobovter4535 Před 3 lety +74

      Yeah she managed germany pretty well, but we have other problems these days, especially climate change, which the CDU not only does basically nothing about, but indirectely increses it. So I'm pretty happy, that a new coalition will come next year. Eventhough I will miss her professional and charming aditute.

    • @timecrayon
      @timecrayon Před 3 lety +18

      @@mrrobovter4535 I fully agree

    • @mehmetrauftahamiler3148
      @mehmetrauftahamiler3148 Před 2 lety +14

      I wish I could say the same about my country, Turkey. Oh wait, we have had the same leader for 20 years too. Oh wait…

    • @sbcinema
      @sbcinema Před 2 lety

      vor merkel wahr es beser, da wahr das hier mal ein multikulturreles land in dem rasissmus und terror etwas wahren von dem man sich nie vorstellen konnte es könnte auch bei uns ankommen

    • @sherry8782
      @sherry8782 Před 2 lety +8

      I'm a Chinese Canadian woman and I'm proud of her as well. We love Germany!

  • @evilschniedl
    @evilschniedl Před 4 lety +8433

    Vox:
    "...AKK could very well become germanys next chancellor."
    me: *laughs in german*

  • @zanimus754
    @zanimus754 Před 3 lety +5750

    “New German chancellor of 2021 failed in art school before he became a politician”
    Europe: *Why do I hear boss music?*

  • @nguyen3545
    @nguyen3545 Před 3 lety +1510

    Nobody:
    Angela Merkel: --
    Edit: This is my first YT comment to get 1k likes, thanks a lot guys!

  • @kaiusmanus2896
    @kaiusmanus2896 Před 3 lety +443

    Germany in 1914: War
    Germany in 1939: War
    Germany in 1957: lets change our strategy --

  • @Jay92925
    @Jay92925 Před 3 lety +2152

    I never understand when people say she is one of the most powerful women in the world. She’s actually just one of the most powerful people in the world

    • @z.b.8168
      @z.b.8168 Před 3 lety +6

      Bist du ein Querdenker?

    • @potterpenguin7285
      @potterpenguin7285 Před 3 lety +38

      @@z.b.8168 tf? Was hat das eine mit dem anderen zu tun? Das sind keine supporter von Merkel.

    • @okand2904
      @okand2904 Před 2 lety +1

      true

    • @zylnexxd842
      @zylnexxd842 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah

    • @amanhasnoname1052
      @amanhasnoname1052 Před 2 lety +8

      He said *One of the* ! You said *one of the* !! What different did you say??

  • @philipp.foerster_
    @philipp.foerster_ Před 5 lety +7602

    As a guy from Germany I can say that I’ve never seen this emoji before, but it fits so well and it’s so dead funny

    • @Animedix
      @Animedix Před 5 lety +148

      I think a change would be good for Germany and Europe.

    • @HenningGu
      @HenningGu Před 5 lety +70

      Das Zeichen war mir auch neu 🤣

    • @Leonard2542
      @Leonard2542 Před 5 lety +6

      Same, instandly send it to frinds, now that I know.

    • @julianosvonskingrad7009
      @julianosvonskingrad7009 Před 5 lety +140

      @@@jimlong487: It is a catastrophy. There is no different resumee possible so far. She was a personified guarantee, that politics is focusing on solving problems. Not creating problems, like the so called "administration" of Trump. She always preached the consense, working together, far across borders and prejudices. And it is extremely disappointing that far right idiots ruining her heritage with lies and wrong allegations.

    • @fionafiona1146
      @fionafiona1146 Před 5 lety +32

      I am German too and am less worried about her leaving then about our general parliamentary makeup.
      Our "right" and " left" whom she unifies under her rule haven't been very right or left since they got legalised again in '45.
      While "far" right and left party's grow more popular since the economic crisis in the shadow of an (undemocratically large and unquestioning ) majority.
      Neither of them will have actual power but they represent extreme views and legitimise both racism and anarchic car burning (that has tradion in our capital) while undermining trust in the political establishment and state organs (like Merkel's predecessor did trough corruption).
      In general, I don't feel much about her but won't mind the change, as the German system is less personalised than others.

  • @timothykiefer2289
    @timothykiefer2289 Před 3 lety +300

    If you look closely at Switzerland. They’re just chilling while other countries are going through different times

    • @kasparnickborn6682
      @kasparnickborn6682 Před 3 lety +10

      That's not true. We have troubles with the EU and we also welcomed migrants during the last decade...

    • @idk9273
      @idk9273 Před 3 lety +2

      @@kasparnickborn6682 and the part about Nationalist parties becoming more popular is sadly true aswell with the SVP

    • @kasparnickborn6682
      @kasparnickborn6682 Před 3 lety +5

      @@idk9273 Yes, but please note: Not anybody in Switzerland is a nationalist...

    • @ruhulamin9513
      @ruhulamin9513 Před 2 lety

      @@kasparnickborn6682 yup It's was Quite Surprising too see So many Balkan Origin players in Swiss national Team then The Number of French or German Ethnicity Player

    • @julieallen07
      @julieallen07 Před 2 lety +1

      yeah, thats why its one of the most boring countries in the world

  • @ananasdance
    @ananasdance Před 3 lety +665

    So happy she was around, while trump was president in the USA...

    • @channelfive7883
      @channelfive7883 Před 3 lety +37

      Why you obsessed with him? He is not even related to the video.

    • @bertsole7278
      @bertsole7278 Před 3 lety +5

      Na ja - unser geliebte Praesident hat der Commi Tante Angela den Marsch geblasen. Zahl deine Verteidigungskosten selber.

    • @Rick-vo1lp
      @Rick-vo1lp Před 3 lety +3

      @@bertsole7278 he did what? xD

    • @sorgism
      @sorgism Před 3 lety

      TDS is alive and well in the EU after he shamed you into pay your fair share.

    • @atarbuck3452
      @atarbuck3452 Před 3 lety +2

      Trump doesn’t like her.

  • @catchgenerics8667
    @catchgenerics8667 Před 5 lety +6681

    An immigrant is different from a refugee.

    • @imambux6354
      @imambux6354 Před 5 lety +1061

      @Robbi rob LOL, an immigrant is a skilled worker. A worker who studied their whole life and when it was time to give back to the their country, they chose other country to serve. They are the one who didn't use any resource of your country and still will right-away contribute in your economy. An immigrant is more beneficial to any country than the native person. A refugee is however a different story. Would you like to leave your home for a better house?

    • @Cotonetefilmmaker
      @Cotonetefilmmaker Před 5 lety +16

      Not with global warming, they're not.

    • @livTarg
      @livTarg Před 5 lety +405

      @Robbi rob Fact: It doesn't matter if somebody has European, African, Asian or any other roots. They are all people. What do i care if somebody's Parents are not European. Why should i care if people have another descent than me? Where is the problem? You talk like being African or something not European is some kind of contagion.

    • @Arcaryon
      @Arcaryon Před 5 lety +55

      @Robbi rob it's called a rethorical question... I am not a multicultist. But unlike you I am not racist.

    • @Arcaryon
      @Arcaryon Před 5 lety +58

      @Music Man No he didn't say that. Because if he had, I would have agreed with him just like I will agree with you. But he didn't say anything like that.
      What he said was that there is a planned "great replacement" happening. And I can guarantee you from experience - the origins of that conspiracy and it's followers are far right extremists - just ask him what he thinks about migrants.
      I myself have said the exact same words you just said many times before. But I have never used the phrasing "great replacement". Why? Google it. Here - have a look.
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Replacement_conspiracy_theory
      Trust me when I say, that he is racist, I am not just throwing that attribute around lightly.

  • @jaycookie2912
    @jaycookie2912 Před 3 lety +2980

    Love her, hate her, or be ambivalent about her. Mutti Merkel is an icon in many ways. I'll miss seeing her display her rainbow of blazers, while striking the signature hand sign pose.

  • @olpi71
    @olpi71 Před 3 lety +529

    Angelan Merkel has a Dr in Physics and is also a scientist !

  • @kaoutartouzani7513
    @kaoutartouzani7513 Před 3 lety +372

    I am crying ... she is really a good leader and smart women . I live in Berlin and I will miss her

    • @UnknownUser_10
      @UnknownUser_10 Před 3 lety +42

      She was definitely an iconic leader. I liked her reaction to the goal of Mario Götze to win Germany the world cup 2014. Legendary.

    • @channelfive7883
      @channelfive7883 Před 3 lety +1

      @@UnknownUser_10
      No she is dead. Most people have fun she is just in the dark

    • @PalkkiTT
      @PalkkiTT Před 3 lety

      Evil kapitaist

    • @user-to5fs3nw3q
      @user-to5fs3nw3q Před 3 lety +10

      She was too opened for unknown people, so that created migrants crisis

    • @lianborgiademedici1016
      @lianborgiademedici1016 Před 3 lety +2

      I'm not from Germany but i'm from slovenia EU country i will miss her too she did such a great job

  • @corentinf8896
    @corentinf8896 Před 4 lety +2330

    Why always say "one of its most powerful economies" and "one of" and "one of" ... THE most powerful economy in the EU, THE most populated in the EU.

    • @julianberisha5650
      @julianberisha5650 Před 3 lety +215

      For real literally it’s THE MOST

    • @lumex1713
      @lumex1713 Před 3 lety +26

      Eh depends on what you count as Europe, if geographical Russia has a higher population

    • @zekida8057
      @zekida8057 Před 3 lety +365

      @@lumex1713 he said EU, Russia isn't part of the EU

    • @latraviata2366
      @latraviata2366 Před 3 lety +2

      Zekida It is actually. Part of it at least. And this part is the most populous in Russia

    • @corentinf8896
      @corentinf8896 Před 3 lety +293

      @@latraviata2366 EU=European Union, not Europe. And Russia is not part of the EU

  • @xboxisgay6240
    @xboxisgay6240 Před 4 lety +2788

    Fun Fact: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer recently retreated

    • @Checkmate1138
      @Checkmate1138 Před 4 lety +8

      Retreated?

    • @Raw_naq
      @Raw_naq Před 4 lety +6

      So Angela is back in the game?

    • @felixbraun4244
      @felixbraun4244 Před 4 lety +163

      @@Raw_naq Their are actually three candidates now who seek to claim the place from Karrenbauer, which also means that they will become the next chancellor. Armin Laschet (prime minister of North Rhine-Westphalia), Friedrich Merz (considered as a lobbyist due to his connections to econmy, for example he sits in the board of BlackRock), Norbert Röttgen (used to be minister in the cabinett of Merkel but got dismissed after he lost the election in North Rhine-Westphalia). I predict Laschet wins, people hate Merz for claiming that he's middle class with the loan of a million dollar a month. Röttgen is kind of an underdog.

    • @foreverjohanna4325
      @foreverjohanna4325 Před 4 lety +1

      Not true

    • @wonkagaming8750
      @wonkagaming8750 Před 4 lety +6

      @@foreverjohanna4325 your proof?

  • @xdev_henry
    @xdev_henry Před 3 lety +310

    Im German and i didn’t even know that Merkel has her own emoji 😂

  • @Nicolas-gg3dj
    @Nicolas-gg3dj Před 3 lety +250

    "Anegrat Kramp-Karrenbauer could well be Germanys next Chancelor" - Press X to doubt :D

    • @DanHubHD
      @DanHubHD Před 3 lety +6

      X

    • @Kartoffelsack
      @Kartoffelsack Před 3 lety +3

      X

    • @taco4451
      @taco4451 Před 3 lety +4

      TBF i would have wanted neither AKK nor Söder nor Laschet nor Merz. Is it that difficult to find a good Chancelor candidate?

    • @Nicolas-gg3dj
      @Nicolas-gg3dj Před 3 lety +1

      @@taco4451 Its that hard in the CDU. The only one I could think of is Norbert Lammert but rather for President and he is evan pretty much out of politics

    • @spoonstarr9927
      @spoonstarr9927 Před 3 lety

      Just look at her 😂

  • @E-Rapist007
    @E-Rapist007 Před 4 lety +6841

    Everybody is a gangsta until someone fails in art school

  • @clare2385
    @clare2385 Před 5 lety +4171

    Being from Germany, I'm positively surprised by this. Whilst this was not an in depth depiction, it still paints an accurate picture of the circumstances, especially for people who have not yet informed themselves about the current politics of Germany. Well done.
    More videos on Europe and the rise nationalist parties would be very welcome!

    • @PMundi
      @PMundi Před 5 lety +200

      I'm actually baffled by how relatively honest and not deceptively left leaning this video was in it's messaging. Typically Vox employs a host of strategies to paint left things in a good light, sweeping it's failures under the rug while amplifying failures of any opposing sides, but this was just as accurate a portrayal as you can hope for from an 8 minute video aimed at an American audience.

    • @vksepe
      @vksepe Před 5 lety +138

      @@PMundi Problem with that notion is that Merkel is from a typically centre-right party. American politics in general is shifted to the right of European politics. The democrats would be equal to the British Conservatives for example.

    • @fokusdaniplayyer4763
      @fokusdaniplayyer4763 Před 5 lety +36

      @@vksepe You are right this fact always baffles me

    • @debayanbhattacharya7247
      @debayanbhattacharya7247 Před 5 lety +37

      @@PMundi What I've noticed is that their world videos are considerably less biased than their US videos

    • @vksepe
      @vksepe Před 5 lety +56

      @@debayanbhattacharya7247 Outside perspectives often are less bias. Less likely to have vested interested.

  • @user-ib3xe6iq5o
    @user-ib3xe6iq5o Před 3 lety +306

    Angela Merkel did a great job for Europe and Europeans in tough times. Lots of love and respect from Greece.

    • @user-nt1lc6jc2q
      @user-nt1lc6jc2q Před 3 lety +5

      Dude we germans are the one who are not giving you money anymoew

    • @user-nt1lc6jc2q
      @user-nt1lc6jc2q Před 3 lety +1

      Anymore*

    • @Ass_of_Amalek
      @Ass_of_Amalek Před 3 lety +6

      Iñigo RO atatürk was the founder of modern turkey after the fall of the ottoman empire. turkish immigrants are the largest minority group in germany, that must be one of them.

    • @user-nt1lc6jc2q
      @user-nt1lc6jc2q Před 3 lety +1

      @@inigoro5177 this name isnt mine its the name of my pp he was turkeys first president,and even if this would be my name what does a name have to do with nationalism

    • @user-nt1lc6jc2q
      @user-nt1lc6jc2q Před 3 lety

      @@Ass_of_Amalek aber manche sagen ja auch "Deutsch-Türke" wie zb "Afro-American" aber mir ist es egal ob man mich "Deutscher" oder "Deutsch-Türke" nennt

  • @Bezoeker248
    @Bezoeker248 Před 3 lety +93

    "women aren't good leaders" well then tell me why Angela is one of the most intelligent, rational, kind AND powerful leaders on the planet

  • @matthewsauer9915
    @matthewsauer9915 Před 5 lety +3627

    If you look at pictures of Angela Merkel you will realize she is in all of the photos.

    • @Knapid
      @Knapid Před 5 lety +119

      Too bad most of the people didn’t get your joke, maybe they will, it’s only been 3 days

    • @crediblemulk4638
      @crediblemulk4638 Před 5 lety +68

      Must be German humour. Not many will get it. Its not funny is probably why.

    • @Knapid
      @Knapid Před 5 lety +93

      Credible Mulk nothing to do with being German bro

    • @crediblemulk4638
      @crediblemulk4638 Před 5 lety +28

      @@Knapid Its totally to do with being unfunny, which Germans are. Name me one funny German. I`ll wait.

    • @mongomoonbladder8023
      @mongomoonbladder8023 Před 5 lety +14

      Biggest grin of the day. Thank you. 😁

  • @tanjim4487
    @tanjim4487 Před 3 lety +1691

    This pandemic has shown how competent Angela Merkel is compared to nationalist,far right politicians like Trump,Boris,Bolsonaro etc.

    • @conorbyrne3348
      @conorbyrne3348 Před 3 lety +133

      Boris Johnson? Donald Trump? Far Right? Nationalist? You are delusional. Neither of those men are far right Nationalists. Trump is a Neo-Conservative and Boris is a Neo-Liberal

    • @tanjim4487
      @tanjim4487 Před 3 lety +314

      @@conorbyrne3348 Boris might be a neo-conservative but Trump & Bolsonaro definitely lean towards their far right base

    • @kingofcars3921
      @kingofcars3921 Před 3 lety +29

      @@tanjim4487 nah u very wrong!

    • @isaacmoraesdornelasdesouza4830
      @isaacmoraesdornelasdesouza4830 Před 3 lety +149

      conor byrne Bolsonaro is definitely Far-Right. I should know because I am Brazilian and the party he created is far right.

    • @aleonne2148
      @aleonne2148 Před 3 lety +8

      @@tanjim4487 trump isn't far right, numbnutz.

  • @ammalbhatia3944
    @ammalbhatia3944 Před 3 lety +189

    ‘One of the most powerful women in the world?’
    Don’t you mean one of the most powerful persons in the world!

    • @osama2686
      @osama2686 Před 3 lety +15

      Women are people you know, so saying "woman" instead of person is good.

    • @smilli5869
      @smilli5869 Před 3 lety

      Preach!!!

    • @yummypopsicle8046
      @yummypopsicle8046 Před 3 lety +27

      @@osama2686 he meant that she is not only one of the most powerful women of the world but even more powerful than some powerful men

  • @El_yea
    @El_yea Před 3 lety +92

    Und jetzt kriegen wir vermutlich Armin Laschet. Ufff 😂

    • @eintrachtfrankfurt6402
      @eintrachtfrankfurt6402 Před 3 lety +9

      Ich hoffe, alle Kandidaten sind nicht gerade ansprechend, aber hohe Spritpreise kann ich nicht gebrauchen

    • @eisteepfirsich3358
      @eisteepfirsich3358 Před 3 lety +9

      Hoffentlich nicht, da wäre mir selbst Baerbock lieber

    • @miabrettashley5971
      @miabrettashley5971 Před 3 lety +5

      Annalena!

    • @eintrachtfrankfurt6402
      @eintrachtfrankfurt6402 Před 3 lety +3

      @@miabrettashley5971 Shuttt

    • @nemes.tamas.21
      @nemes.tamas.21 Před 3 lety +3

      @@eintrachtfrankfurt6402 Natürlich, wehe der Spritpreis ist zu hoch, alles andere ist egal. Ist ja nicht so, als ob wir genau davon wegkommen müssten... Erstaunlich was an Ignoranz einige an den Tag legen
      Und nein, bevor du mich angreifst, ich bin nicht Grünen-Wähler. Auch nicht Linke und auch nicht FDP.

  • @patwilliam543
    @patwilliam543 Před 3 lety +1916

    I'm genuinely terrified for when Merkel goes, she seems like the only one holding Europe together. I disagree with her on many, many issues, including the whole idea of the euro, but as Yanis Varoufakis says, the breakup of the euro would be a disaster.

    • @atleastimnotgae2124
      @atleastimnotgae2124 Před 3 lety +40

      Lagarto Verde i mean the germans once tried nationalism and it didnt go that well

    • @j.s.8905
      @j.s.8905 Před 3 lety +3

      * for Greece

    • @kleinfeicht
      @kleinfeicht Před 3 lety +17

      She destroyed Germany ..... Germany was not so corrupt when she was not there....

    • @rigf1997
      @rigf1997 Před 3 lety +96

      @@kleinfeicht sources?

    • @konstantinosvoultsopoulos8763
      @konstantinosvoultsopoulos8763 Před 3 lety +46

      @@rigf1997 Nationalism IS democratic.. the EU is not. The reason that nationalism rises is because of people waking up already..we aint going to war ..................... for crying out loud..also nationalist party of france is close to if not will be the government of france in the future..i mean im from greece and cyprus and we literally cant take anymore "refugees" from pakistan and afghanistan????? and in many cases even india? also in the borders with turkey none syrian refugees only pakistani ones..the truth is that the EU is so undemocratic..and so is greece and cyprus that we vertually let GERMANY i repeat GER MA NY to keep us weak and take our oil witch it needs from us i mean look at crete has 40 billion squaire kilometers of natural gas that germany needs and TURKEY.. i could be literally talking for hours about the 0 democracy there is and the fact that greece and cyprus and all of southern europe becomes pakistan and afghanistan.....

  • @deathlife4117
    @deathlife4117 Před 4 lety +1936

    US and Russia: Let Europe Suffer for our mistakes

    • @ludwigmaximilian782
      @ludwigmaximilian782 Před 4 lety +71

      Death Life its not like europe isnt active in the middle east

    • @pinguindrache
      @pinguindrache Před 4 lety +178

      They are only there because of the NATO

    • @djg5644
      @djg5644 Před 4 lety +3

      @@pinguindrache they should become even more involved. Especially Germany.

    • @pinguindrache
      @pinguindrache Před 4 lety +144

      @@djg5644 I am German and I dont think so.

    • @djg5644
      @djg5644 Před 4 lety +25

      @@pinguindrache im not German though I live in Germany. If our country doesn't become more involved in military operations then radical countries in the Middle East will gain more control over the region and that means bad business. The more Europe becomes involved in the Middle East, the more control we have over radicals and resources there. Saudi Arabia and Israel are 2 good allies of the West. We either need more like them or we just need to take control of the region there.

  • @lennartgoebel
    @lennartgoebel Před 3 lety +55

    It's funny to watch this videos as a German after 14 months of pandemic and the big fall if the CDU. Especially because Karrenauer failed a short time after this video.

  • @shailjathakur2855
    @shailjathakur2855 Před 3 lety +26

    So the credit for success, happiness of majority of European countries goes to this one Wonder Woman !

  • @hafsa7951
    @hafsa7951 Před 5 lety +1731

    Apart from her being one of the powerful women in the world, she has a degree in physics and a doctorate in quantum chemistry her second husband is a quantum chemist and her first husband is molecular biophysicist, i don't know about you guys but I'm impressed by this woman, politics aside.

    • @danielkrajger2859
      @danielkrajger2859 Před 5 lety +265

      Owen Major
      Do you have a shiny degree?

    • @sauloncall
      @sauloncall Před 5 lety +243

      @@TheOwenMajor yes! If other options are illiterate mess like Trump, then i'll take a well educated, articulate leader like Merkel.

    • @jac1871
      @jac1871 Před 5 lety +45

      Shantanu Singh actually, the crime rate in Germany is higher than the US.

    • @xxxLUKRASsxxx
      @xxxLUKRASsxxx Před 5 lety +30

      @@jac1871 what about the homocide rate?

    • @hafsa7951
      @hafsa7951 Před 5 lety +133

      @@jac1871 the same Germany that has its lowest crime rate in 30 years?

  • @scygnius
    @scygnius Před 5 lety +1025

    “Germany stood alone” mmmmmmm aren’t you forgetting about Ikealand?

  • @luna-lp6qg
    @luna-lp6qg Před 2 lety +15

    She left when we needed her the most 😭

    • @AbuBased731
      @AbuBased731 Před 2 lety +1

      Why

    • @sexyboy771
      @sexyboy771 Před rokem

      @@AbuBased731 look at the euro, we are entering an economic recession

  • @merttabanca7262
    @merttabanca7262 Před 3 lety +110

    EU has always been a great model for the modern world. That would be such a shame if the EU erupts because of populist/nationalist approaches. No nation can do well alone. We need each other. Period.

    • @iliveinyourwalls5193
      @iliveinyourwalls5193 Před 3 lety +25

      Nationalism isn't a bad thing, ultranationalism is, and it's rising in Europe because European leaders didn't do anything about the migration crisis as well as the rise of terror attacks.
      Italy, Spain, France have seen the alt-right rising (as well as the extreme left). Because there's too many migrants, too many taxes and it's easy to take advantage of a socialist system. There aren't enough measures to verify users of this system and too many old people compared to young people (it should be resolved in 20 years).

    • @xeon39688
      @xeon39688 Před 3 lety

      Yeah thats why i voted for AfD

    • @arranjj303
      @arranjj303 Před 3 lety +6

      100%. The EU is one of the best things to happen to the world in the last 100 years. Europe has fought non-stop for the last millennium. It's come far with the EU.

    • @egor6946
      @egor6946 Před 3 lety +1

      @@xeon39688 Why? Why are you the way you are?

    • @calmondey4214
      @calmondey4214 Před 3 lety +1

      @@arranjj303 Exactly! Thank you 🤝

  • @aleksandrlipko9053
    @aleksandrlipko9053 Před 3 lety +2817

    *Vox*
    Look at all those meetings throughout 10 years and you will be likely to notice one figure.
    *Me*
    *Looks at Putin*

  • @maximilians8465
    @maximilians8465 Před 5 lety +2175

    140,000 migrants? 1.5 million migrants came in one year alone

    • @FuchsiHD
      @FuchsiHD Před 5 lety +120

      Do you relate to the people, that came to germany, or to the people, who were succesfully applied as refugees?

    • @laurafre7871
      @laurafre7871 Před 5 lety +421

      Apparently you must have overheard what was said in the video. In 2015 there was round about 1 million refugees and migrants who asked for asylum in Germany. However only about 140.000 applications good granted. I hope I could help!

    • @Arthur-fz5dw
      @Arthur-fz5dw Před 5 lety +187

      Whether they get a refugee visa or not, there is no deportation. So the real number of setlers is indeed over 1 million.

    • @sciencefictionnow
      @sciencefictionnow Před 5 lety +80

      Just check your facts.... There was no year with more than 700 000 refugees in Germany.

    • @93tirana
      @93tirana Před 5 lety +87

      +Arthur..there is deportation every day

  • @whitelotus187
    @whitelotus187 Před 3 lety +33

    i dont know why but this nearly made me cry

  • @sashsash2504
    @sashsash2504 Před 3 lety +14

    to be honest, as a german i am afraid of what could happen after shes gone.

  • @flakeyfilms5792
    @flakeyfilms5792 Před 3 lety +574

    Germany in 1940: *War*
    Germany in 2000: *Diplomacy*

  • @anismatar
    @anismatar Před 5 lety +1270

    I am from Jordan and I am really ashamed of what mostly Morrocans and Algerians are doing in Europe, I know Syrians didn't do it on this scale maybe some individual criminals but hundreds of people committing mass assault impossible to be Syrians we have around 800,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan and no noticeable crime increase especially no assault against women even in most emancipated and modern parts in Jordan where girls act very western we have no incidents evolving Syrians at all.
    From wherever you are German people have offered you a hand of help when you needed it most and when other countries have raised wires and walls and unleashed police dogs against you they have hosted your weak and vulnerable, your women and mothers and children, and shared the food of their poor who need it most with you. Treat your hosts like you treat your families and their sisters like you treat your sisters, and don't bite a hand that heals and feed you. Be human and grateful to be treated like humans with grace, and as soon as your homes are safe go back and rebuild your countries and never forget the ones who stood by you.

    • @koushikdas1992
      @koushikdas1992 Před 5 lety +118

      You know, most people are not like you sadly!

    • @hydreigon2709
      @hydreigon2709 Před 5 lety +92

      You know, they are never going to return. 90% of the immigrants are not refugees. Just migrants

    • @UnbreakableRukawa
      @UnbreakableRukawa Před 5 lety +7

      Order has been established where you live, where the immigrants flooded in, the authorities were be held back by their own governments. And things go crazy when young people are led to believe they can get away with anything - which they could with the Schengen.

    • @TJansonable
      @TJansonable Před 5 lety +14

      I encounter quite a few refugees during work here in germany and also have the chance to have a conversation with them from time to time.
      I certainly have noticed a greater urge and willingness to participate in syrian refugees. It sometimes varies depending from where they come in syria. but it is definitely noticeable.

    • @noordin2283
      @noordin2283 Před 5 lety +14

      Arabs are the same
      No exceptions ...

  • @wafa7348
    @wafa7348 Před 3 lety +21

    She is the chancellor since I can think, like literally.

  • @charliethenecromancer4422
    @charliethenecromancer4422 Před 3 lety +43

    I love how Germany went from dominating Europe militarily to economically and politically

  • @jeno988
    @jeno988 Před 5 lety +1447

    It is very interesting watching this video as a german citizen as it opens up a new "international" perspective from outside.

    • @phoradio1277
      @phoradio1277 Před 5 lety +39

      Jenö Kolbe As a German citizen I would love for you to unpack that a little. Could you explain your perspective as it's your country not mine and I'm curious to know what you and your country men think.

    • @yannikherrmann8222
      @yannikherrmann8222 Před 5 lety +97

      @@phoradio1277 In the former East Germany, the right party is now the strongest party while in West Germany the Green party is gaining voters, mainly from the youth. The environment is at the moment the most important topic. The CDU and the SPD, the so-called "Volksparteien" which means the biggest parties, losing a lot of voters every election. In Germany being in the goverment as a party is not good for the voting results in the next election. The biggest difference exist between youth and old people. Old people vote for right, youth for green.

    • @GuitarFabi
      @GuitarFabi Před 5 lety +83

      @@phoradio1277 I can do that as a 15 year old German citizen. Angela Merkel and her party [CDU] are kinda hated right now in Germany because they don't do enough against global warming. Especially the young generation is against the old German parties in the parliament such as SPD or the CDU. A CZcamsr called "Rezo" made an one hour video that is called "Die Zerstörung der CDU" you can translate to "The destruction of the CDU" in which he criticized the party and other parties of the German parliament such as the SPD and AfD. The Video got 12 million views very quickly and because it was a week before the EU-elections it had a big impact. It was all over German news channels and we even saw it in one of our politics lessons. it is kinda hard to explain everything that happend if you want you can do a bit of research because it was very interesting how a CZcamsr changed a lot.
      And I think that the young generation isn't against the European Union because brings so much freedom you can work everywhere inside the EU and you have so much more freedom inside it. (Oh btw. They are showing only half of the EU member right there on the map at 0:55 idk why)
      there are just many things to change and that's what annoys many young Europeans. I hope my grammar wasn't too bad tho and this is what you asked for.

    • @phoradio1277
      @phoradio1277 Před 5 lety +23

      Thank you both for your replies I found the extremely interesting. If I may ask you both a question. It seems that you both care about cleaning up the environment. Do you not find it counter productive to want to clean up the environment and let in so many migrants? I am just really curious as to your take because it seems like you could have one or the other in my opinion. The reason that I hold that opinion is because here migrants normally bring their habits with them and just being honest they really seem to not care. I understand however, it wouldn't be at the top of my list when continually looking for food and avoiding drug violence.

    • @maxmichalik4938
      @maxmichalik4938 Před 5 lety +62

      @@phoradio1277 Another German here. When it comes to cleaning up the environment, the biggest issue right now (but not the only one) is CO2 emissions. Migrants, regardless of their habits, don't have a statistical impact on that compared to pretty much anyone of note. And even if they were to litter like it's a littering competition they would collectively still do less damage than, say, a major corporation that produces unrecyclable plastics in the first place.
      Many Green voters think that letting in those many refugees is one of the few good things Merkel actually did. They just disagree with most of her other (center-right) policies, and maybe with the amount of organization, oversight and support that went into managing all of those refugees.

  • @Tjomsasen
    @Tjomsasen Před 4 lety +1845

    Vox: Germany weathered the recession better than anyone in Europe
    Norway: Hold my beer

    • @twat240
      @twat240 Před 4 lety +164

      They likely meant in the EU.

    • @vampireheart1987
      @vampireheart1987 Před 4 lety +167

      If I'm not mistaken, the video is in fact *never* about the whole of Europe, but about the EU or the Eurozone. And *Norway* is neither a member of the EU nor have the Euro as its currency. The term "Europe" is often used colloquially for the EU, which is obviously wrong, but this should be taken into consideration and a single statement (like the one you are referring to) should therefore not be taken so exactly 😉

    • @Tjomsasen
      @Tjomsasen Před 4 lety +53

      @@vampireheart1987 It was a joke.
      Then again: Using the EU and Europe interchangably is extremely inaccurate, and I would expect Vox to be more precise.
      Also: the title of the video clearly states EUROPE. Not single statement, but the TITLE of the video.

    • @twat240
      @twat240 Před 4 lety +8

      Tjomsasen yeah they probably got lazy and conflated the two, I've noticed a lot of non EU news sites doing it in the past.

    • @kemalcalsr879
      @kemalcalsr879 Před 4 lety +41

      Norway doesn't count, with 5 million well educated population and a load of natural resources like Petrol and etc. They are playing life game on very easy.

  • @mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431
    @mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431 Před 3 lety +23

    "Longest serving Leader in Europe."
    Queen Elizabeth II: Excuse me?

    • @m.r4841
      @m.r4841 Před 3 lety +1

      The queen is more ceremonial than anything.

    • @mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431
      @mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431 Před 3 lety +3

      @@m.r4841
      Ofcourse she is more like a ceremonial. But remember that she is the Queen of many Countries (eg. Canada, Australia, etc) and she can declare war In any countries in the world, she can dismiss new laws if she didn't like it. She can dismiss laws in Canada, Australia etc. And she can break laws (for eg. When she is on Saudi Arabia she drive the king, and females can't drive becuz its illegal. And worst they can go to jail or prison)

    • @bsl025
      @bsl025 Před 3 lety +2

      Since when is the United Kingdom part of Europe? Oh wait... :D

    • @mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431
      @mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431 Před 3 lety +2

      @@bsl025 since the middle ages

    • @mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431
      @mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431 Před 3 lety +1

      @@bsl025 Europe is a continent, not a country.
      You must study geography more

  • @h0neyy11
    @h0neyy11 Před 3 lety +44

    Auf Wiedersehen, Mutti...
    She was/is a great leader with a strong mind. Imagine other country leaders were more like her, what a great world that could be.

    • @jascuraza5422
      @jascuraza5422 Před 3 lety +2

      I wish so too 😩😩😩

    • @galaxyred7
      @galaxyred7 Před 3 lety +3

      And now we have nationalist parties rising up in Europe, here comes the real world war 3.....

    • @iliveinyourwalls5193
      @iliveinyourwalls5193 Před 3 lety +2

      She lost a lot of people's respect with her migrant policy. She made a grave mistake there.

  • @jankopecky8227
    @jankopecky8227 Před 4 lety +1808

    Why does it only show the old Western European countries on the map when he says Europe? I mean, the EU is more than that.

    • @pako7414
      @pako7414 Před 4 lety +71

      Eu countries? Norway and Switzerland weren't apart either.

    • @KS-kb4zt
      @KS-kb4zt Před 4 lety +7

      Reparations for Poland from Germany and russia 50 BILION FROM EACH and Krolewiec Połabie Lusitia back to Poland

    • @50shekels
      @50shekels Před 4 lety +7

      Pako part of the European Union buddy. There’s a lot more countries in there

    • @jensravesteijn998
      @jensravesteijn998 Před 4 lety +167

      "Map of EU as of ~2000~"

    • @worldmapper5687
      @worldmapper5687 Před 4 lety

      @@pako7414 yes tay are

  • @Christian-xb6no
    @Christian-xb6no Před 4 lety +828

    0:02
    Trump: No!
    Angela Merkel: You must!
    Macron: She's right...
    Shinzo Abe: Are these guys for real -_-?

  • @tiktak1448
    @tiktak1448 Před 2 lety +44

    A woman who ruled with her whole golden heart

  • @gk19xx5
    @gk19xx5 Před 3 lety +26

    Born and raised in Greece and 21yo,first i felt it and then i learned it...good job for the video!

  • @rizwan6498
    @rizwan6498 Před 3 lety +445

    Well someone is booking his flight from Argentina to Germany after watching this ...

  • @computerscientist5953
    @computerscientist5953 Před 4 lety +1122

    "... and you'll likely notice one figure..."
    My first thought: Putin?

    • @mordapl1641
      @mordapl1641 Před 4 lety +68

      The mans immortal

    • @bjoardar
      @bjoardar Před 4 lety +41

      @@mordapl1641 You accidentally added a "t" to immoral. There, fixed it for you.

    • @mordapl1641
      @mordapl1641 Před 4 lety +18

      @@bjoardar dont think so mate

    • @MienemLeben
      @MienemLeben Před 4 lety +12

      Last I checked Russia is not part of the EU. My first thought was the Queen Of England! She’s been in power before the EU was created!

    • @leventedeli3701
      @leventedeli3701 Před 4 lety +5

      @@MienemLeben She will outlive all of us

  • @hedgyverona100
    @hedgyverona100 Před 3 lety +38

    The rise in european nationalism scares me. Even tho it went down, it’s still very common here and these difficult times make it very easy for people to be indoctrinated by nationalist parties. I’m pretty sure this was also partly caused by Trumps election and his racist and discriminating views. The number of people who are against immigrants has been increasing among my age (I’m 20) and it’s very alarming since about 50% of my country’s population is composed of foreigners and a rise in nationalism would be detrimental for my country’s stability, society and economy

    • @ipassingthrough
      @ipassingthrough Před 3 lety +10

      Interesting, people really do blame trump for everything

    • @laurinnn
      @laurinnn Před 3 lety +8

      @@ipassingthrough well, the most nationalist party rose up after Trumps election

    • @salemmariearvini
      @salemmariearvini Před 3 lety +13

      @@ipassingthrough his america-first policy is in fact quite nationalist, he's gained fame in other countries for his white supremacist comments and attitude. It is what it is

    • @dominic4981
      @dominic4981 Před 3 lety +5

      It will keep rising look at what recently happened in Austria and France

    • @Ned-nw6ge
      @Ned-nw6ge Před 3 lety +13

      I hope it keeps rising. A good portion of nationalism or patriotism would solve our two biggest problems: migrants and political correctness aka cultural Marxism.

  • @XxlikerfreakxX
    @XxlikerfreakxX Před 3 lety +16

    In Germany she is so hated atm but I’m gonna miss my Mutti when she leaves

  • @maxh5967
    @maxh5967 Před 5 lety +464

    Something interesting that is missing from this video, is that Angela Merkel grew up in communist east Germany where she also completed her doctorate in chemistry, this part of her history is also why she is fluent in Russian.

    • @annabago8621
      @annabago8621 Před 5 lety +24

      Do you think this is relevant to this video?

    • @maxh5967
      @maxh5967 Před 5 lety +102

      @@annabago8621 i feel if they go to the effort of explaining that germany was once split in west and east, they could also mention that angela merkel grew up in east germany

    • @originaluddite
      @originaluddite Před 5 lety +13

      And, as her party was suppressed in the former East Germany, I can imagine that background contributing to someone having steely resolve later in life.

    • @mweskamppp
      @mweskamppp Před 5 lety +28

      Her doctorate is in Physics.

    • @Realkeepa-et9vo
      @Realkeepa-et9vo Před 5 lety +11

      @@mweskamppp It's Physical Chemisty to be precise

  • @MultiProGGer
    @MultiProGGer Před 3 lety +404

    Well, that comment about AKK becoming the next chancelor did not age well.

    • @MrConminer
      @MrConminer Před 3 lety +13

      @Abu Omer she is not the leader of the party anymore. Her party does not trust her

    • @wernerkraft692
      @wernerkraft692 Před 3 lety +25

      @@MrConminer its more like she got bullied out of the party -_-

    • @manuelscherzinger2468
      @manuelscherzinger2468 Před 3 lety +9

      @@wernerkraft692 she bullied herself out of the party ;)

    • @leysont
      @leysont Před 3 lety +4

      @@manuelscherzinger2468 The party bullied itself out of the government.

    • @mordret103
      @mordret103 Před 3 lety

      @@leysont It still is

  • @dionysuspicious
    @dionysuspicious Před 6 měsíci +2

    You can never keep Germany from dominating European politics.

  • @lockey4770
    @lockey4770 Před 3 lety +11

    I think you should mention the influence of Macron in the EU, his support for a unified Europe and the similar ideas him and Merkel have.

  • @jogim861
    @jogim861 Před 5 lety +569

    As a German teenager i just realised that I‘ve never known anybody else to reign our country then merkel and i somehow can’t imagine it being different then that (that doesn’t mean I always agree to her politics) it’s just normal to me.
    I‘m 16 years old of course in my life time there was another counsellor but that was when I was really young

    • @scamingnewt3016
      @scamingnewt3016 Před 5 lety +19

      "Counsellor"
      Lmao

    • @lunafringe10
      @lunafringe10 Před 5 lety +40

      she is a communist bot, vile, lying, SED fascist agent of lucifer

    • @TimeattackGD
      @TimeattackGD Před 5 lety +76

      @@lunafringe10 you probably have a bad character

    • @KergarinAerospace
      @KergarinAerospace Před 5 lety +28

      It was a land where people where paid for their work. Where a normal person could afford a house for his family without both parents working full time until heart attack. Where working people had a better live than unemployed. Where you could spend your money for yourself and not having it taken away and spend to others. Merkel does care for everyone, except for the people who live and work in Germany.

    • @hanniballecter4283
      @hanniballecter4283 Před 5 lety +30

      @@lunafringe10
      >Communist bot
      >Leader of Germany's conservative party
      Now I want to know what you think of the SPD.

  • @rea8585
    @rea8585 Před 5 lety +353

    While the way Europe is led can be discussed, it's important to remember that Europe will remain stronger united than divided.

    • @uvbe
      @uvbe Před 5 lety +15

      True. While some people want the EU less integrated than others, it can not be denied than the mere existance of a single market and the Euro keep Europe relevant.

    • @uvbe
      @uvbe Před 5 lety +28

      @Zerebrat Eightyseven Hey bro, I don't know if you're a russian troll or a brainwashed brexiteer. If you're the first, I'm really not interested and please don't reply. If you're the second, you should know that, well, it's not true. The EU is very democratic, I'd say more democratic than the UK. In which regard (or regards) do you consider the EU to be undemocratic specifically?

    • @ParawhoreLoL
      @ParawhoreLoL Před 5 lety

      It's not something to 'remember' if it's not factual.

    • @sharann3482
      @sharann3482 Před 5 lety

      Zerebrat Eightyseven EU is controlled by Germany France and Italy and the state heads of the member countries. They give the direction of the EU. You could clearly see that in Greece.

    • @Arcaryon
      @Arcaryon Před 5 lety +1

      I wrote a lot of fancy words to explain it but this is essentially what I was hoping to find in the comments...

  • @suhasts7484
    @suhasts7484 Před 2 lety +5

    Anything is acceptable I just don't wanna see a man with small mustache becoming chancellor xD

  • @potatomudkip
    @potatomudkip Před 2 lety +5

    1:23 "Germany then quickly became one of the largest countries in Europe."
    Yeah, it did that instantly after the reunification

  • @chelleux1669
    @chelleux1669 Před 5 lety +1023

    Can't wait to play as her in Civ VII

    • @msergio0293
      @msergio0293 Před 5 lety +15

      Lol

    • @schorleschorsch8941
      @schorleschorsch8941 Před 5 lety +210

      @@kolberg3946 no...actually we are quite fine

    • @floki7164
      @floki7164 Před 5 lety +36

      Schorle Schorsch seh ich ähnlich

    • @nismo7243
      @nismo7243 Před 5 lety +78

      *Press X to let in terrorist in your country*

    • @Bashka91
      @Bashka91 Před 5 lety +20

      @@nismo7243 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

  • @tobi2731
    @tobi2731 Před 5 lety +926

    I'm sorry to say that a lot of this is quite inaccurate. To make this quick:
    a) France led the effort to adopt the Euro, Germany (chancellor Kohl) only accepted it as a concession for France to agree to a re-unified Germany.
    b) Merkel never was much of a leader to Europe, all of the previous chancellors (bar Kiesinger who was only in office for 4 years anyway) were much more integrated in the effort to push Europe forward. Merkel on the other hand was always seen as someone looking towards the USA rather than the EU and consequently you will find it hard to pinpoint any European inniciative she took on her own without outside circumstances forcing her to do something.
    c) Your grand coalition graphic is misleading as the CSU is a sister party to the CDU which is only active in Bavaria (where in turn there is no CDU), while the SPD is an independent party active in all 16 states (also their voter share is 4 times as big as the CSU as of yet - even larger in the past). Also Merkel did work in different coalitions, also with the FDP (right wing liberals) from 2009-2013 and tried to forge a coalition with Greens and FDP in 2017. Also many fault the 3 grand coalitions under Merkel for strengthening more extreme parties (previously we only ever had 1 grand coalition under Kiesinger in the late 60's).
    d) The german government advocated for drasticly different policies in Greece than in Germany. In Germany they increased public spending in the worst crisis years fully in line with Keynes and adopted austerity afterwards. In Greece they advocated for austerity straight away which crippled the greek domestic market and made the crisis even worse.
    e) Germany gave asylum to refugees, not migrants as you say, for gods sake, this is a stupid error.
    f) you totally omitted any talks on Schröder and the Agenda 2010 which is central when discussing Merkel. Schröder is much more to credit or to blame (depending on where you stand) for the current economic situation in Germany and the large low wage sector. Merkel didn't touch this but got a lot of credit for the economy, while the SPD slowly crumbled.

    • @Killstone12
      @Killstone12 Před 5 lety +48

      tobi2731 Had to pretty much yeet my screen in order to find this comment, but thanks for the info.

    • @mangalores-x_x
      @mangalores-x_x Před 5 lety +36

      Without Germany the euro would be worthless. Germany and other northern countries are the ones validating its value

    • @meme-machine
      @meme-machine Před 5 lety +41

      7 of 10 “refugees” are economic migrants some un high commissioner guy, that is, abuse of the schengen zone, I would argue that intake of the “refugees” is the catalyst for the decline of the European Union

    • @Bisquick
      @Bisquick Před 5 lety +15

      When will we all admit that to capitalists, low wages are a feature and not a bug.

    • @CsrGER
      @CsrGER Před 5 lety +21

      Thank you for your comment. I feel like this video wasn't reviewed by any german/expert in advance...

  • @Memelander
    @Memelander Před 3 lety +31

    Everybody gangsta until the new chancellor hires a failed Austrian art student .

  • @RockOfGreece
    @RockOfGreece Před 3 lety +5

    Good to see a video informing americans about the problems in this side of the pond. You know the world is more than US and UK. You might be going through a crisis right now in the US but know what we suffered the last years especially because of US foreign policies (Syria and ISIS). It creates a better understanding knowing such things. And cooperation. This comes from a guy in Greece.

  • @aemonblackfyre4159
    @aemonblackfyre4159 Před 5 lety +619

    2:28 is a bit wrong. CDU and CSU are in a union already. CSU is just the CDU of bavaria and is more right wing than the cdu but its basically the same party. you cant elect the cdu in bavaria and you cant elect the csu anywhere else. the grand coalition was just between the union and the spd

    • @clare2385
      @clare2385 Před 5 lety +4

      True!

    • @Michel91722
      @Michel91722 Před 5 lety +66

      You are right. But technically it's a coalition between those three parties. That's why Merkel had so many problems with Seehofer.

    • @FahimFarooqFoto
      @FahimFarooqFoto Před 5 lety +6

      It's an own party which operates just in Bavaria. They aren't the same party but are in a faction in the German federal parliament

    • @FahimFarooqFoto
      @FahimFarooqFoto Před 5 lety +9

      Its a coalition between 3 parties but they operate in two Bundestag factions. Without the sign of all party leaders there wont be a coalition contract. So the CSU is very powerful although it's just a regional party

    • @gammelforce1
      @gammelforce1 Před 5 lety

      Thank you same thoughts

  • @henryhayter3708
    @henryhayter3708 Před 4 lety +306

    6:57 , nice to see Austria Hungary is back with us.

    • @raphaelovicstrassovic9440
      @raphaelovicstrassovic9440 Před 3 lety +21

      No it's AWFUL.....we need the EU more than ever all together.....we are destroying our own country if we have this Anti EU standing....we'd be nothing without the EU

    • @2muchcode4me
      @2muchcode4me Před 3 lety +5

      Raphaelovic Strassovic totally on board with you. I’m really scared when a far right party gets elected in my country and then wants to leave the eu.

    • @beu9245
      @beu9245 Před 3 lety +1

      @@2muchcode4me i'm not too worried about that happening the economic incentive to stay is too big in many cases

    • @raphaelovicstrassovic9440
      @raphaelovicstrassovic9440 Před 3 lety +10

      Yes of course...but the EU should be a polotical force in the world. But countries which care more about their nationalism than the well being of the European union derstroy the EU from inside. Nationalist countries and governments (Hungary, Poland, Italy, Austria for two years) are the reason why EU isn't strong any more. And because it isn't that strong the positive aspects of being in the EU get less powerful. And then there will be other countries which want to leave it. But the eastern European countries which have to thank the EU the most, will have the biggest problem!

    • @ocbee6175
      @ocbee6175 Před 3 lety +3

      Nidhogg ah yes. A German who is convinced that another religion is below him. History always repeats

  • @mustafasahin6742
    @mustafasahin6742 Před 3 lety +2

    I am not German, but i am sad bcuz she is not a manuplative politic she is a leader

  • @thanos8948
    @thanos8948 Před 3 lety +5

    *Everybody gansta till Germany starts increasing it's forces.*

  • @HahtaanDaetori
    @HahtaanDaetori Před 5 lety +283

    3:55 that's an emoticon not an emoji

    • @baleycus
      @baleycus Před 5 lety +6

      emoticon and emoji mean absolutely the same thing?

    • @b3z3jm3nny
      @b3z3jm3nny Před 5 lety +42

      No, they don’t at all, lol.

    • @Scarletraven87
      @Scarletraven87 Před 5 lety +24

      :) emoticon
      ☺ emoji

    • @alterego9791
      @alterego9791 Před 5 lety +2

      Eughh iTs EmOjI. Jesus christ stop being so negative and cheer up a little. Have a positive outlook on life and take lesser Propylene glycol

    • @pinktoes3875
      @pinktoes3875 Před 5 lety

      RACIST!

  • @namenamename390
    @namenamename390 Před 5 lety +408

    "Mutti" is not the official word for mother, it makes more sense to translate it with Mommy.

    • @scamingnewt3016
      @scamingnewt3016 Před 5 lety +45

      Mutter is the word, no?

    • @BiancaRadtke
      @BiancaRadtke Před 5 lety +26

      @@scamingnewt3016 Exactly

    • @Suedocode
      @Suedocode Před 5 lety +17

      There's probably something here that doesn't translate well to English, but that's kinda creepy to call your leader mommy or daddy in an unironic or unsarcastic way.

    • @namenamename390
      @namenamename390 Před 5 lety +4

      @@Suedocode I agree, I personally am too young to have witnessed this myself, so I've heard it here for the first time and I wasn't fond of it...

    • @patroklos4112
      @patroklos4112 Před 5 lety +3

      @@Suedocode I call her "Mhysa" and there is nothing you can do about it.

  • @josephsnearline2022
    @josephsnearline2022 Před 2 lety +2

    I happened to be in Mainz in September 2017 when Merkel visited for a CDU event there. I don’t remember much of my high school German but I somehow managed to talk my way into the event so I could see her in person. I got within a few feet of her when she walked to the stage. It was pretty cool. As one friend of mine later put it, “How often do you have the chance to hear the leader of the free world?”

  • @vocotroms9640
    @vocotroms9640 Před 3 lety +34

    I still remember a French teacher was beheaded for a common right in his own country.

  • @sirprised2272
    @sirprised2272 Před 3 lety +270

    So interesting to see how others think about the German politicians

    • @sirprised2272
      @sirprised2272 Před 3 lety +1

      oliwier rękas why?

    • @rabiata7617
      @rabiata7617 Před 3 lety +2

      truee, but a lot of the comments are quite negative, which a can´t understand. But germans also hate Trump and he still had a high popularity rate. (currently it´s falling i think)

    • @sirprised2272
      @sirprised2272 Před 3 lety +2

      mrs.plasticfree well Trump is a different bread I guess

    • @parkjimin-standkb-62
      @parkjimin-standkb-62 Před 3 lety +1

      @@tundres2094 Then why doesn't Poland leave the EU?

    • @channelfive7883
      @channelfive7883 Před 3 lety +4

      @@sirprised2272
      Nobody likes you.

  • @maximilianarold
    @maximilianarold Před 3 lety +854

    Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    • @TWangoss
      @TWangoss Před 3 lety +21

      Ganz witzig heute unterwegs

    • @Marco-bf4uu
      @Marco-bf4uu Před 3 lety +9

      @@TWangoss Maul J***

    • @TWangoss
      @TWangoss Před 3 lety +6

      @@Marco-bf4uu hdf du hund😂

    • @johanncruyff143
      @johanncruyff143 Před 3 lety +1

      Wenn AFD kommt Sozial demokratische Union

    • @geilerpc535
      @geilerpc535 Před 3 lety +1

      @Polish Hero Witold Pilecki Yeah, a slav who call himself "polish hero" say that germans have megalomania, LOL.

  • @c.h.4351
    @c.h.4351 Před 2 lety +3

    After the last election Merkel had to step down because of the bad result and the refugee crisis. She said she would do four more years. Then she named her replacement "Armin Laschet" but few wanted him. Most voted for Olaf Scholz from the SPD.

  • @nathasyapramudita6312
    @nathasyapramudita6312 Před 2 lety +2

    This video is so old because we can see in 00:56 UK is still in EU

  • @nicoeckstein1289
    @nicoeckstein1289 Před 4 lety +1830

    Jemand Deutsches hier der sich das um 3 uhr morgens gibt...oder nur ich?

  • @rommyjoj326
    @rommyjoj326 Před 4 lety +766

    Merkel:gone
    EU economy: “chuckles” I m in danger

    • @robertbates6057
      @robertbates6057 Před 4 lety +5

      Fair trade, fair taxation and incentives to small business will make things right. The governments cannot manage business as well as the individuals. I know this is a concept Europeans don't fully understand and may never. Individual freedom to succeed and fail is a massive incentive.

    • @cngiz7816
      @cngiz7816 Před 3 lety +35

      @@robertbates6057 europe is perfect. European governments dont let their people suffer. Free healthcare systems, better education systems and much more. The EU is good because it isnt a full capitalism like the US where workers have no rights. The EU cares about their workers.

    • @robertbates6057
      @robertbates6057 Před 3 lety +6

      @@cngiz7816 It's so perfect that UK is leaving it? Socialism has a serious math problem inevitably and ultimately kills incentive. Also, most like some kind of autonomy in decision making.

    • @cngiz7816
      @cngiz7816 Před 3 lety +25

      @@robertbates6057 so u want people suffer? Free health-care is important. Our education system is better. We are happier. We live in a perfect democracy. So why u hating the EU? Its better for peace. For education and health. The EU is caring for his people.

    • @robertbates6057
      @robertbates6057 Před 3 lety +7

      As I was writing this, I saw that Germany's Foreign Minister is concerned about Trump possibly reducing troops stationed in Germany. Why would they be concerned about that? Could it be that Germany is underfunding defense to cover budget shortfalls?

  • @thefool2007
    @thefool2007 Před 3 lety +6

    Very interesting video. Enjoyed it quite a bit. I like her way of thinking.

  • @Gabowsk
    @Gabowsk Před 3 lety +15

    “New German chancellor of 2021 failed in art school before he became a politician”
    Japan:
    So no one told you life was gonna be this way
    Your job's a joke, you're broke
    Your love life's DOA
    It's like you're always stuck in second gear
    When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month
    Or even your year, but...

  • @Mark3MSK
    @Mark3MSK Před 5 lety +896

    Just a non-political comment passing through, have a good day.

    • @xD-jm2ie
      @xD-jm2ie Před 5 lety +18

      Thanks, I sincerely hope you have one too. :D

    • @kinga6347
      @kinga6347 Před 5 lety +7

      Thanks! Have a good day

    • @Coolsomeone234
      @Coolsomeone234 Před 5 lety +4

      Good job

    • @TheJainmehul
      @TheJainmehul Před 5 lety +5

      Haha we need some sanity back from politicizing every damn thing. Well done :D

    • @SpicyTake
      @SpicyTake Před 5 lety +4

      Don't tell me what to do!

  • @BobbyBermuda1986
    @BobbyBermuda1986 Před 5 lety +82

    That was clearly an emoticon. Not an emoji.

  • @veronikalatifi7852
    @veronikalatifi7852 Před 3 lety +8

    I cant imagine a Germany without her

  • @marleymajgaard3208
    @marleymajgaard3208 Před 2 lety +11

    Let’s just hope no one fails art school.

  • @NekoBearWasDetected
    @NekoBearWasDetected Před 3 lety +187

    I always saw her as iron lady. And I'm so jealous to see such a great person in Germany, because she really cares about not only her people, but also about the future of the whole europe. The is absolutely opposite thing then in RU.
    Maybe I'm wrong, but this positive opinion about her is really strong.

    • @PodcastCentral333
      @PodcastCentral333 Před 3 lety +3

      @Cyber Destroyer get a life, troll loser

    • @lunafringe10
      @lunafringe10 Před 3 lety +3

      good for you to love her, you dont live in Germany,

    • @PodcastCentral333
      @PodcastCentral333 Před 3 lety +20

      @@lunafringe10 I'm German and love her

    • @PodcastCentral333
      @PodcastCentral333 Před 3 lety +1

      @mcconnelllove I'm young, fresh, and sharp. So i doubt it bud!

    • @PodcastCentral333
      @PodcastCentral333 Před 3 lety +1

      @mcconnelllove I love her as a top university attending, white young person.
      Shes great! One of the best leaders in the world and will be very missed.

  • @realtimestatic
    @realtimestatic Před 3 lety +319

    I totally was expecting only German comments on this video and I was happy to see most of them are english

    • @Skywer0819
      @Skywer0819 Před 3 lety +30

      VERRAT!

    • @MoSchneider
      @MoSchneider Před 3 lety +33

      Junger Bursche das können wir ganz schnell ändern!

    • @starther
      @starther Před 3 lety +24

      Only because there are mostly English comments doesn't mean there aren't any Germans around here;)

    • @realtimestatic
      @realtimestatic Před 3 lety +15

      @@starther yeah i know. I just dont like the "Dieser Kommentarbereich ist nun im besitzt der BRD"

    • @starther
      @starther Před 3 lety

      @@realtimestatic where did you see that comment? It is inapporpriate!

  • @neco5740
    @neco5740 Před 2 lety +2

    Its quite interesting to so the outside perspective on these topics

  • @KimJisoo_LeftToeHair
    @KimJisoo_LeftToeHair Před 3 lety +3

    I live in europe and some stuff is not true. The European Parliament sended 37 Million Euros to Greece. That money was from all european countries. Bad information!

  • @user-pz4eh7mc1n
    @user-pz4eh7mc1n Před 4 lety +527

    5:18
    Wikipedia says:
    2014=202.000
    2015=476.000
    2016=745.000
    2017=222.000
    2018=184.000
    1.8 Million in 4 years

    • @felixkatzler94
      @felixkatzler94 Před 4 lety +127

      JD D and about a whole lot more undocumented..

    • @bjorneisenseite6760
      @bjorneisenseite6760 Před 4 lety +56

      USA want to destroy the whole world. middle east and europe.. Done

    • @bjorneisenseite6760
      @bjorneisenseite6760 Před 4 lety +33

      @@gavin60 not you as a person im talking about your satanic government. I really like America as a country with all them people living there, thats not my point we are just human beings

    • @arianas0714
      @arianas0714 Před 4 lety +104

      @@gavin60 USA destabilized Africa and the Middle east. Lybia, Iraq, Afganistan, etc.

    • @hendrickziegler8487
      @hendrickziegler8487 Před 4 lety +13

      Wikipedia = Number of people entering the country.
      Vox: People granted the legal status to stay (in most cases not forever)

  • @ManhattanStory
    @ManhattanStory Před 4 lety +262

    It wasn't Merkel's fault, it was the fault of the other selfish countries that closed their borders and didn't let refugees in, this could have been evenly spread if Europe had worked together. The German govt has shown grace but a lot of its citizens turned their back against it although the anger should have been towards other selfish nations.

    • @97angelkook
      @97angelkook Před 4 lety +5

      ManhattanStory preach that comment

    • @victorheinsberg1212
      @victorheinsberg1212 Před 4 lety +28

      Not how it worked most of the counties in the west accepted it, I am a centrist in my political views but even I see that media understetimates cologne attacks on Christmas and much more because we left the refugees alone instead of integrating them now we have tons of homeless, poor people outside receiving welfare and then buying alcohol and stuff for it. I live in Düsseldorf and it’s quite apparent that the government did not do any good

    • @yothiga
      @yothiga Před 4 lety +18

      Victor Heinsberg Agree, the most important is to integrate and don’t let them form a close community inside your country. Unfortunately, a lot of these refugees come from a strong religious country that will do only their own way.

    • @victorheinsberg1212
      @victorheinsberg1212 Před 4 lety +12

      Paperism No the thing is that our current authorities failed by letting so many in, We took millions of immigrants from the Arab world in the 70s 80s they were intergrated we should have given them an ultimatum like we did with all other refugees stay here work, learn German, assimilate into the culture or once the war is over get our

    • @user-yx7pi5wc9f
      @user-yx7pi5wc9f Před 4 lety +14

      why do u even should open borders for refugees?

  • @infinityz7134
    @infinityz7134 Před 2 lety +3

    Little did Merkel know, 2022 was definitely not the best time to resign.