[Info-vax] The changing world

[chris]

On 07/04/22 14:11, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2022-07-04, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)<helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de>  wrote:
>> In article<58ec3dde9a4a32fdf5a28abb02e4eb9a528ac126.camel at munted.eu>,
>> Single Stage to Orbit<alex.buell at munted.eu>  writes:
>>
>>> On Sat, 2022-07-02 at 10:19 +0000, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)
>>> wrote:
>>>>> So I wonder, why did GB have to toe the line so closely?
>>>>
>>>> It didn't.
>>>
>>> And they won't, two bills currently before Parliament will override the
>>> treaties the UK signed wih the EU.
>>
>> Which will lead to massive sanctions for violating an existing
>> agreement, hurting the UK even more.  But this mentality---we want to
>> profit but at the expense of others---typified by the UK, Poland,
>> Hungary, Turkey and so on---is obviously not workable.  If you sign
>> something, hold to it.  If you don't want it, don't sign.
>>
>
> We have a cretin for a leader, but Germany is in no position to issue such
> a lecture, especially after its hypocrisy over the last few months, caused
> in part by moronic ideological stupidity that destroyed its energy
> independence and put Germany at the mercy of a foreign power.
>
> This is the same Germany that tried bullying Serbia into imposing sanctions
> and then let its own energy companies switch to paying in the currency of
> that foreign power.
>
> This is the same Germany that was warned about this situation years ago
> and just laughed in the faces of the people issuing the warnings.
>
> This is the same Germany that opposed more stronger sanctions because
> it had made itself so vulnerable to foreign powers.
>
> This is the same Germany that promises help and then slow-walks that help.
>
> I don't blame Putin for what's going on in Germany - he's just playing a
> hand that he should never have been allowed to be given. I do blame Germany
> however for being so utterly moronically stupid that it allowed that hand
> to exist in the first place.
>
>>> Not good news in the long run. Who will trust us if we break our word?
>>
>> Indeed.
>>
>
> Both our and Germany's political leaders should ask themselves that question.
>
> Simon.
>

I used to think that Germany was smart, but closing down all the nukes
was such a gross act of stupidity, one has to wonder. Repeated in
different ways in other European countries and what happens when green
zealots with no sense of reality are allowed near the levers of power.
Now they are having to burn dirty coal in an attempt to make up the
shortfall. All the talk about EU unity, but push come to shove, usual
selfish national interest rules. Italy, France and Germany, who should
be setting a better example to the less fortunate members.

The UK has the resources to be self sufficient in energy. Coal, oil,
gas and nuclear, as well as some from wind, but leadership of all
parties have failed to formulate policy to reduce dependence on
unsavoury regimes, and the political will to get the job done.

This winter may be a real trial for europe, rolling blackouts,
astronomical costs, so make sure you have a little generator, 2 or
3Kva  to keep the lights on at least...

Chris