May our future hold more world leaders like Angela Merkel and less like the others mentioned in the article.
I look forward to the day when US news and politics are no longer the top headlines on news sites for other countries. The rapid news cycle means so many important stories are overlooked, buried by more shocking headlines. What else is going on in the world this week? Aside from Covid which can stay in the other thread.
Post by mrsukyankee on Jan 18, 2021 13:20:53 GMT -5
She had to deal with the idiocy of the English gov't and never wants to deal with them or Brexit again. And honestly, she's worked so hard to keep her own country from going the way of the US and UK, that she deserves a rest.
Alexei Navalny, fresh out a German hospital after being poisoned in Siberia, was arrested in Moscow. The critic of Putin was poisoned with a chemical agent developed by the Soviets.
Yet despite her track record, Merkel, the leader of the world's fourth-biggest economy, has spent much of her political career having to prove herself.
Her counterparts have tried to overpower or even humiliate her. Vladimir Putin once brought a Labrador dog into his meeting with the Chancellor who is famously afraid of dogs. Donald Trump told her she was stupid. Silvio Berlusconi once left her waiting for 15 minutes while he chatted on the phone.
Yet despite her track record, Merkel, the leader of the world's fourth-biggest economy, has spent much of her political career having to prove herself.
Her counterparts have tried to overpower or even humiliate her. Vladimir Putin once brought a Labrador dog into his meeting with the Chancellor who is famously afraid of dogs. Donald Trump told her she was stupid. Silvio Berlusconi once left her waiting for 15 minutes while he chatted on the phone.