Germany: "No war is our war!"

Sevim Dagdelen dared to say what few EU politicians will. The sanctions against Russia have backfired on Europe.

Sevim Dagdelen is not a typical politician.

She’s a representative for the Left Party (Die Linke), and is currently in her fifth term of office in the Bundestag, Germany’s Parliament. She is known for standing up for Kurdish rights and visited Julian Assange when he sought sanctuary in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. She considers Germany’s mainstream media to be subservient to the CIA.

She recently wrote an astounding opinion about the war in Ukraine, and the consequent state of the German economy. It’s bitter truth behind a paywall of the Berliner Zeitung newspaper. It may be unknown in the USA and UK, but several foreign outlets have reported on it. I extract parts of her statement in the hope you share it to a bigger audience.

“In order to ruin Russia, it was hoped that the punitive measures that violate international law will have a long-lasting effect. But the reality is different. Even the Russian auto industry is recovering. Chinese companies are stepping in for the German manufacturers who leave Russia…

Contrary to what was hoped, Russia has not been ruined. The consequences of the sanctions are evident, but on our side. While Germany’s economy collapsed by 0.3% in the last quarter and stagnation is also threatening the Eurozone, Russia is now forecast to grow by 2.5% this year. As is often the case, a merciless idealism characteristic of the German ruling party obscures the view of reality…

The federal government acts like a kamikaze pilot, replacing politics with dubious morality and is happy about a friendly nod from Washington…”