Europe is in crisis, but nowhere is the collapse more evident than in Germany. Once the continent’s economic engine and cultural linchpin, Germany is now a cautionary tale of failed policies, social decay, and creeping authoritarianism.
In Deutschland, Orwell’s “thought crime” has leaped off the pages of fiction and landed in reality as “tweet crime.” Recently, Bavarian police raided the home of a 64-year-old pensioner. His unforgivable act involved reposting a meme that dared to call Green Economy Minister Robert Habeck an “idiot.”
Each country’s crisis looks slightly different, but the root causes are the same.
Having followed Habeck’s ascent to political stardom — and infamy — calling him an idiot feels almost generous.
