How to Fail in German Politics

The WSJ's commentary "This Professor from Heidelberg", that is based on an interview with Paul Kirchhof - the conservative's pre-election candidate for finance minister - ,  is a lucid description of what can go wrong in German politics with a campaign which focuses on free market reforms.

One conclusion stands out:

"...in order to demonize someone in Germany, one has to make him American."

Read it all.

(Hat tip cjhanus)

Comments

[houndstooth]

"...in order to demonize someone in Germany, one has to make him American."

That’s Germany’s one trick pony show , her MSM ride it all the way to the bank....Heinz

[PacRim Jim]

19th century had so many geniuses in the arts and sciences. What happened?

[houndstooth]

“Reading about his [Hayek]concept of individual responsibility for liberty -- the duty to provide for one's own family as a precondition for freedom -- was a key moment for me."
Prof. Paul Kirchhoff ( WSJ ,'This Professor from Heidelberg').

Different strokes for different folks : one’s paradigm is the other’s anathema.

@ Mathesar
- grow a brain ... Heinz

[Doughnut Boy Andy]

OT but probably worth it, I hope.

Spiegel has run a new Katrina story on its English site:

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,381618,00.html

Good news is that it gives a pretty fair report that the stories of disaster and mass death and lawlessness were pretty much BS.

Bad news is that the criticism to this scanadalous gossip is restricted to the US media and that racism probably played a role....

...hmmmm so what about the German media that believed what is now being called BS. Did prejudice play a role their too Spiegel?

Oh and theres also a new story on Abu G

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,377361,00.html

Well we wouldnt want anyone to forget that now would we?

There is also an interview with Rumsfeld but I cant be bothered to read that yet....