Berlin’s backing for Israel in the current context has irrevocably ruined Germany’s international standing.
At the same time, as a result of Germany’s neoliberal restructuring, processes of de-democratisation have been ongoing for years.
The deliberate erosion of democracy has paved the way not only for the selective application of international law, but also for the restriction of fundamental rights within Germany itself.
The German population is firmly against their country’s participation in the extermination of the Palestinian people. In a recent poll, 73 percent said they had a negative view of Israel, while 80 percent have rejected further weapons exports to Israel. Despite this, German arms export licenses to Israel have surged, enabling the state to continue committing war crimes.
While the German government’s blatant disregard for the will of its own people already points to a process of de-democratisation, this is exacerbated by domestic restrictions on fundamental rights, including freedom of assembly, freedom of opinion and speech, and academic freedom, alongside violations of due process - all in the service of the Zionist slaughterers.
The world is full of other countries doing nothing about Israel, so maybe we should cut the country known for that one time they tried to kill all the Jews a bit of slack in not feeling super comfortable screaming about the abomination that is the Jewish nation of Israel?
Come on. You know that the minute Friedrich Merz gave an impassioned speech on the evils of Israel the entire internet would start doodling the Hitler stache on his pictures and saying things like “O no, not again!”
Germany isn’t “doing nothing”, Germany is actively providing weapons to Israel to enable the genocide it is carrying out.