What Angela Merkel's exit means for Germany - and Europe
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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Just don't be evil like British propaganda corporation commonly known as bbc
You missed Greece in the Euro animation.
Uyy
Thank you very much. We are having a flu epidemic and i am watching videos from youtube. Home-sick from job.
germany: tries to take over europe with war germany: loses also germany: takes over europe anyway
But this time with diplomacy :)
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
The art of War.
@@rsdc2695 yes because they often have the same view i hope italy greec and eastern european countries leave and the uk comes back
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.... 😷
Me: reading the eng sub when she’s speaking german Also me: realizing I’m German and don’t need eng sub
Svea Boe German 💯
I read the english subtitle dreaming in having enogh knowledge to understand German without it.
Same hahahah
You are lucky to have her
catfish33 what?
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...
Since 2006 with the exception of 2010
Ach grosser Gott - Deutschland ist von dieser Tante seit Jahren verarscht worden.
@@barnaby4232 leyen isnt mor powerfull the merkel, no way
@@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
@@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.
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. :)
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.
@@mrrobovter4535 I fully agree
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…
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
I'm a Chinese Canadian woman and I'm proud of her as well. We love Germany!
“New German chancellor of 2021 failed in art school before he became a politician” Europe: *Why do I hear boss music?*
Hugo Boss Stocks -> stonks!
Rising Nationalists In Japan Have Gained Power *Friends Intro Starts*
DUETSHELAND WERMACHT Chill it's a joke
@@abdurrahmanmohammad2024 * Deutschland Wehrmacht
Your pfp scared me cause its my old pfp on discord lol
How strange that the american TV channel does not mention the reasons why europe got so many refugees... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Cause we didn't want them? Its not like its happened the same way but flipped.
@@disknee6630 No its because USA invaded iran and caused the whole region to explode more or less directly.
XWurstbrotX and that was during Obama. Lol.
@@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.
@@insulam821 Yea, i always mix these up
she is a prime example how leaders should act with rationality AND kindness
Germany has an Anti Welfare "Fraud" Agency, that must be one of the cruelest things one could do🙄
@The White Wolf just cut all benefits, they will migrate somewhere else
@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
@@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
@@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.
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
Same! I live and breath SPD but boy am i glad for Merkel. A truly outstanding woman.
@The White Wolf just shut up
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
White Wuff wuff du bist dumm wie Brot
@@oskarstobinski4522 wie hat sie dich arm gemacht?
Vox: "...AKK could very well become germanys next chancellor." me: *laughs in german*
Kurt *Laughs in Führungskrise*
please nicht
Was ist das
Ich hatte auch erstmal nen Lachflash.
oh ja hahaha
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
Bist du ein Querdenker?
@@z.b.8168 tf? Was hat das eine mit dem anderen zu tun? Das sind keine supporter von Merkel.
true
Yeah
He said *One of the* ! You said *one of the* !! What different did you say??
If you look closely at Switzerland. They’re just chilling while other countries are going through different times
That's not true. We have troubles with the EU and we also welcomed migrants during the last decade...
@@kasparnickborn6682 and the part about Nationalist parties becoming more popular is sadly true aswell with the SVP
@@idk9273 Yes, but please note: Not anybody in Switzerland is a nationalist...
@@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
yeah, thats why its one of the most boring countries in the world
Germany in 1914: War Germany in 1939: War Germany in 1957: lets change our strategy --
It is a German union, now more so since the UK left
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An anime sign
@@eintrachtfrankfurt6402 haha You mean Naruto
@@kadennelms8419 German +French & Italian Union with Some other Random Guys 😅
Shes not the first german leader with a signature move.
Bismarck has entered the chat(?)
Hitler comes in late, as usual, but takes this thread by storm.
Underrated
Meanwhile Willi Brandt is already on is knees 🧎🏽♂️
@@multiversalman4270 yup, im late
Everybody is a gangsta until someone fails in art school
Hitler 2: Electric Boogaloo
@Daquus how am I being racist?
@Daquus Okay 👍
@Daquus how is that racist though?
@Daquus Absolutely. Racism is still too widespread and it is an issue that has to be dealt with
Nobody: Angela Merkel: -- Edit: This is my first YT comment to get 1k likes, thanks a lot guys!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Nobody: / Adolf hitler: /
@@andreianunciacion9057 You do know what that means right?
Im German and i didn’t even know that Merkel has her own emoji 😂
I am german and didn't know that too, I think only a part of german known that
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I think She used to Watch Naruto 🤔
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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.
For real literally it’s THE MOST
Eh depends on what you count as Europe, if geographical Russia has a higher population
@@lumex1713 he said EU, Russia isn't part of the EU
Zekida It is actually. Part of it at least. And this part is the most populous in Russia
@@latraviata2366 EU=European Union, not Europe. And Russia is not part of the EU
Fun Fact: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer recently retreated
Retreated?
So Angela is back in the game?
@@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.
Not true
@@foreverjohanna4325 your proof?
Angelan Merkel has a Dr in Physics and is also a scientist !
17 Doctor titles to be exact ;)
Yet she’s building an oil pipeline.
@@malignm1857 So? Is there something wrong about it?
@@malignm1857 *gas pipeline
Ahh. Only in Germany.
So happy she was around, while trump was president in the USA...
Why you obsessed with him? He is not even related to the video.
Na ja - unser geliebte Praesident hat der Commi Tante Angela den Marsch geblasen. Zahl deine Verteidigungskosten selber.
@@bertsole7278 he did what? xD
TDS is alive and well in the EU after he shamed you into pay your fair share.
Trump doesn’t like her.
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
I think a change would be good for Germany and Europe.
Das Zeichen war mir auch neu 🤣
Same, instandly send it to frinds, now that I know.
@@@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.
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.
An immigrant is different from a refugee.
@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?
Not with global warming, they're not.
@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.
@Robbi rob it's called a rethorical question... I am not a multicultist. But unlike you I am not racist.
@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.
"Anegrat Kramp-Karrenbauer could well be Germanys next Chancelor" - Press X to doubt :D
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X
TBF i would have wanted neither AKK nor Söder nor Laschet nor Merz. Is it that difficult to find a good Chancelor candidate?
@@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
Just look at her 😂
I am crying ... she is really a good leader and smart women . I live in Berlin and I will miss her
She was definitely an iconic leader. I liked her reaction to the goal of Mario Götze to win Germany the world cup 2014. Legendary.
@@UnknownUser_10 No she is dead. Most people have fun she is just in the dark
Evil kapitaist
She was too opened for unknown people, so that created migrants crisis
I'm not from Germany but i'm from slovenia EU country i will miss her too she did such a great job
If you look at pictures of Angela Merkel you will realize she is in all of the photos.
Too bad most of the people didn’t get your joke, maybe they will, it’s only been 3 days
Must be German humour. Not many will get it. Its not funny is probably why.
Credible Mulk nothing to do with being German bro
@@Knapid Its totally to do with being unfunny, which Germans are. Name me one funny German. I`ll wait.
Biggest grin of the day. Thank you. 😁
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.
She is very good at dangering country's race,culture and religion and identity.
@@tokakvachantiradze could you further explain that please?
@@tokakvachantiradze please elaborate on that because i have not the same opinion
@@tokakvachantiradze "dangering race" bro this isn't 1942
Ok
"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
she destroyed germany. Thank God italy and sweden will leave the EU soon
@@thatonenationalsocialist7962 Ironic just looking at your name
Her migrant policy was just horrid. She's the reason the far right are rising fast.
She is bisexual i guess
@@ironman-om4xn so what?? That's her personal choice
Und jetzt kriegen wir vermutlich Armin Laschet. Ufff 😂
Ich hoffe, alle Kandidaten sind nicht gerade ansprechend, aber hohe Spritpreise kann ich nicht gebrauchen
Hoffentlich nicht, da wäre mir selbst Baerbock lieber
Annalena!
@@miabrettashley5971 Shuttt
@@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.
“Germany stood alone” mmmmmmm aren’t you forgetting about Ikealand?
NoMohammednot thereland
Evan Swanson 10/10 best comment
Swedistan
Ikealand what is it?
@@announcedlateryes6478 Sweden
Germany in 1940: *War* Germany in 2000: *Diplomacy*
Same thing
Germany in 1914 ?
Cringes in Bismarck
@@ioannisimansola7115 wasn just Germanys fault, contracts and stuff lead them to fight and then Germany was blamed for everything.
Germany in 2015: m i g r a n t s
‘One of the most powerful women in the world?’ Don’t you mean one of the most powerful persons in the world!
Women are people you know, so saying "woman" instead of person is good.
Preach!!!
@@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
Angela Merkel did a great job for Europe and Europeans in tough times. Lots of love and respect from Greece.
Dude we germans are the one who are not giving you money anymoew
Anymore*
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.
@@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
@@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
*Vox* Look at all those meetings throughout 10 years and you will be likely to notice one figure. *Me* *Looks at Putin*
bruh
F
🤣🤣🤣🤣
*Looks at the immortal Queen*
We'll he's also stepping down now isn't he? Coincidence? i think not
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.
Lagarto Verde i mean the germans once tried nationalism and it didnt go that well
* for Greece
She destroyed Germany ..... Germany was not so corrupt when she was not there....
@@kleinfeicht sources?
@@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.....
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.
She left when we needed her the most 😭
Why
@@AbuBased731 look at the euro, we are entering an economic recession
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!
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.
@@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.
@@vksepe You are right this fact always baffles me
@@PMundi What I've noticed is that their world videos are considerably less biased than their US videos
@@debayanbhattacharya7247 Outside perspectives often are less bias. Less likely to have vested interested.
0:02 Trump: No! Angela Merkel: You must! Macron: She's right... Shinzo Abe: Are these guys for real -_-?
Only trump sit no one else
Lol
John Bolton: Is that Frenchy guy new? He acts funny. Emmanuel Macron: What's he staring at me for?
France and Germany vs Trump
So the credit for success, happiness of majority of European countries goes to this one Wonder Woman !
i dont know why but this nearly made me cry
Great person gonna left the game
I literally cried. I'm not even German or European :")
US and Russia: Let Europe Suffer for our mistakes
Death Life its not like europe isnt active in the middle east
They are only there because of the NATO
@@pinguindrache they should become even more involved. Especially Germany.
@@djg5644 I am German and I dont think so.
@@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.
Well someone is booking his flight from Argentina to Germany after watching this ...
Nice man :D
@@Mo-cl8wb fortbyte fortnite
@@21ke okay?
Why?😂
And become the leader of poland? well how the turn tables.
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.
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).
Yeah thats why i voted for AfD
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.
@@xeon39688 Why? Why are you the way you are?
@@arranjj303 Exactly! Thank you 🤝
She is the chancellor since I can think, like literally.
Well, that comment about AKK becoming the next chancelor did not age well.
@Abu Omer she is not the leader of the party anymore. Her party does not trust her
@@MrConminer its more like she got bullied out of the party -_-
@@wernerkraft692 she bullied herself out of the party ;)
@@manuelscherzinger2468 The party bullied itself out of the government.
@@leysont It still is
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.
Do you think this is relevant to this video?
@@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
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.
Her doctorate is in Physics.
@@mweskamppp It's Physical Chemisty to be precise
to be honest, as a german i am afraid of what could happen after shes gone.
Looking at the options... i feel like the only one i would trust is Bärbock
SPD mein kamerad
Armin Laschet could be a nice pick, since he is the closest to her.
I love how Germany went from dominating Europe militarily to economically and politically
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.
Eu countries? Norway and Switzerland weren't apart either.
Reparations for Poland from Germany and russia 50 BILION FROM EACH and Krolewiec Połabie Lusitia back to Poland
Pako part of the European Union buddy. There’s a lot more countries in there
"Map of EU as of ~2000~"
@@pako7414 yes tay are
Vox: Germany weathered the recession better than anyone in Europe Norway: Hold my beer
They likely meant in the EU.
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 😉
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
I wish so too 😩😩😩
And now we have nationalist parties rising up in Europe, here comes the real world war 3.....
She lost a lot of people's respect with her migrant policy. She made a grave mistake there.
Born and raised in Greece and 21yo,first i felt it and then i learned it...good job for the video!
"Mutti" is not the official word for mother, it makes more sense to translate it with Mommy.
Mutter is the word, no?
@@scamingnewt3016 Exactly
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.
@@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...
@@Suedocode I call her "Mhysa" and there is nothing you can do about it.
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
True!
You are right. But technically it's a coalition between those three parties. That's why Merkel had so many problems with Seehofer.
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
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
Thank you same thoughts
"Longest serving Leader in Europe." Queen Elizabeth II: Excuse me?
The queen is more ceremonial than anything.
@@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)
Since when is the United Kingdom part of Europe? Oh wait... :D
@@bsl025 since the middle ages
@@bsl025 Europe is a continent, not a country. You must study geography more
A woman who ruled with her whole golden heart
Golden heart for refugees, iron fist for Germans.
"... and you'll likely notice one figure..." My first thought: Putin?
The mans immortal
@@mordapl1641 You accidentally added a "t" to immoral. There, fixed it for you.
@@bjoardar dont think so mate
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!
@@MienemLeben She will outlive all of us
It is very interesting watching this video as a german citizen as it opens up a new "international" perspective from outside.
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.
@@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.
@@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 KZheadr 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 KZheadr 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.
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.
@@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.
Very interesting video. Enjoyed it quite a bit. I like her way of thinking.
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
Interesting, people really do blame trump for everything
@@ipassingthrough well, the most nationalist party rose up after Trumps election
@@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
It will keep rising look at what recently happened in Austria and France
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.
This pandemic has shown how competent Angela Merkel is compared to nationalist,far right politicians like Trump,Boris,Bolsonaro etc.
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
@@conorbyrne3348 Boris might be a neo-conservative but Trump & Bolsonaro definitely lean towards their far right base
@@tanjim4487 nah u very wrong!
conor byrne Bolsonaro is definitely Far-Right. I should know because I am Brazilian and the party he created is far right.
@@tanjim4487 trump isn't far right, numbnutz.
Merkel:gone EU economy: “chuckles” I m in danger
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
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?
Thanks to Angela Merkel's irresponsible migrant policy,public safety in Germany has deteriorated.
0:43 WRONG! She doesn't hold record! Helmut Kohl is the record holder! For 5870 days Helmut Kohl Chancellor of Germany, while Merkel failed to break the record with 5860 days of being the Chancellor of Germany.
6:57 , nice to see Austria Hungary is back with us.
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
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.
@@2muchcode4me i'm not too worried about that happening the economic incentive to stay is too big in many cases
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!
Nidhogg ah yes. A German who is convinced that another religion is below him. History always repeats
3:55 that's an emoticon not an emoji
emoticon and emoji mean absolutely the same thing?
No, they don’t at all, lol.
:) emoticon ☺ emoji
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
RACIST!
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.
France and Germany --
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?”
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
"Counsellor" Lmao
she is a communist bot, vile, lying, SED fascist agent of lucifer
@@lunafringe10 you probably have a bad character
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.
@@lunafringe10 >Communist bot >Leader of Germany's conservative party Now I want to know what you think of the SPD.
Jemand Deutsches hier der sich das um 3 uhr morgens gibt...oder nur ich?
Guten Morgen!
Naja es ist erst 2 Uhr aber nah genug
@@topazrose599 halbe Stunde dann passt das
Bei mir ist es 4 haha
Bei mir grad auch 2 uhr
You can never keep Germany from dominating European politics.
Everybody gangsta until the new chancellor hires a failed Austrian art student .
Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Ganz witzig heute unterwegs
@@TWangoss Maul J***
@@Marco-bf4uu hdf du hund😂
Wenn AFD kommt Sozial demokratische Union
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki Yeah, a slav who call himself "polish hero" say that germans have megalomania, LOL.
-- you know angela merkel got to do it to dem
woah a 2018 meme
@@YeahILikeAfterSchoolSnacks sorry boss :(
very captivating and interesting, ty
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.
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.
You know, most people are not like you sadly!
You know, they are never going to return. 90% of the immigrants are not refugees. Just migrants
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.
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.
Arabs are the same No exceptions ...
That was clearly an emoticon. Not an emoji.
5:50 thats a fallacy, you can't show a graph where clearly the change in public opinion happened 2 months before the attacks and say it is bacause of the attack
Its quite interesting to so the outside perspective on these topics
140,000 migrants? 1.5 million migrants came in one year alone
Do you relate to the people, that came to germany, or to the people, who were succesfully applied as refugees?
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!
Whether they get a refugee visa or not, there is no deportation. So the real number of setlers is indeed over 1 million.
Just check your facts.... There was no year with more than 700 000 refugees in Germany.
+Arthur..there is deportation every day
Can't wait to play as her in Civ VII
Lol
@@kolberg3946 no...actually we are quite fine
Schorle Schorsch seh ich ähnlich
*Press X to let in terrorist in your country*
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In Germany she is so hated atm but I’m gonna miss my Mutti when she leaves
It’s all fun and games until someone fails art school
I totally was expecting only German comments on this video and I was happy to see most of them are english
VERRAT!
Junger Bursche das können wir ganz schnell ändern!
Only because there are mostly English comments doesn't mean there aren't any Germans around here;)
@@starther yeah i know. I just dont like the "Dieser Kommentarbereich ist nun im besitzt der BRD"
@@realtimestatic where did you see that comment? It is inapporpriate!
So interesting to see how others think about the German politicians
oliwier rękas why?
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)
mrs.plasticfree well Trump is a different bread I guess
@@tundres2094 Then why doesn't Poland leave the EU?
@@sirprised2272 Nobody likes you.
“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...
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.
While the way Europe is led can be discussed, it's important to remember that Europe will remain stronger united than divided.
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.
@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?
It's not something to 'remember' if it's not factual.
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.
I wrote a lot of fancy words to explain it but this is essentially what I was hoping to find in the comments...
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.
tobi2731 Had to pretty much yeet my screen in order to find this comment, but thanks for the info.
Without Germany the euro would be worthless. Germany and other northern countries are the ones validating its value
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
When will we all admit that to capitalists, low wages are a feature and not a bug.
Thank you for your comment. I feel like this video wasn't reviewed by any german/expert in advance...
Anything is acceptable I just don't wanna see a man with small mustache becoming chancellor xD
Oh god, not again..
1:23 "Germany then quickly became one of the largest countries in Europe." Yeah, it did that instantly after the reunification
Little detail adjustment at 2:30 The SPD and the CSU did not form the CDU. The CDU (Christian Democratic Union) is the party of Angela Merkel itself. The so called Christian Social Union (CSU) on the other hand is basically the same party but represented onyl in Bavaria (it's a bavarian identity and pride thing that lead to this outcome). So the union of the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Christian Democrats is called "Great Coalition"
I think the animation was more to represent how CDU, CSU and SPD are merging into the Grand Coalition, although it does look a bit as if they form the CDU. Also, I might add to your point that you often treat CDU and CSU as one entity in Germany, since they almost always work together in one parliamentary group and I think always are part of the same coalition, if they happen to form one with someone else. Then they are commonly referred to as just "The Union".
"Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer a moderate Merkel supporter", that is only half-way true. While she is rather left-wing considering her party on economic issues, she is quite conservative on social issues, comparing same-sex marriage with incest only a short while ago.
AKK , these radical views make no point. She cannot put gays in jail
She can't and she won't. But I think such statements speak volumes.
It's perhaps what's sadly needed on the right. Maybe if the typically center right goes a bit to the right, their voters won't go all to the fascists. I hope I'm wrong, though a lot of center-right parties seem to be doing that.
Philip Zahn Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is as Neoliberal as her Party. „Left-wing“ in economic issues would be Keynesianism and that is only pushed by the Left Part „die Linke“.
@@uvbe not really. They will probably lose more. 1) people in the party which like such statements will think they are faking it and go to a party to the right. Additionally they will think this way of thinking is right because the established parties are adopting it. 2) on the other hand moderate members will think the party is going in the wrong direction and some will go. Simply too not be associated with such opinions. At least that happened with the csu. But it is wrong to say that all members of (to stay in Germany) afd are like that. Most (presumably 40%-60%) are simply depressed with the current politics and the extreme part of the party (presumably 20%-40%) is only louder and grabbed the leadership. It's still sad that the bigger part of the party is apathetical with the situation and seems to think it is better to be associated with radically right views in comparison to the disappointing politics of the other parties.
Let’s just hope no one fails art school.
Boring overused joke
@@genrikhyagoda6375 I would be angry, but I kind agree with you…
Round 2?
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.
@Cyber Destroyer get a life, troll loser
good for you to love her, you dont live in Germany,
@@lunafringe10 I'm German and love her
@mcconnelllove I'm young, fresh, and sharp. So i doubt it bud!
@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.
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
JD D and about a whole lot more undocumented..
USA want to destroy the whole world. middle east and europe.. Done
@@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
@@gavin60 USA destabilized Africa and the Middle east. Lybia, Iraq, Afganistan, etc.
Wikipedia = Number of people entering the country. Vox: People granted the legal status to stay (in most cases not forever)
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