I'm sick of this self-aggrandizement. Just as much as the — predictable — idiotic response from the Union leader. This is such silly nonsense — do adults really have nothing better to do than strut around Berlin and pretend they have something important to say? I don't even dare compare this behavior to small children anymore, because they come up with ten times more intelligent things than these politicians. The government is patting itself on the back and praising itself for work done — sure, nobody else would praise the garbage they've spouted. The Union, of course, doesn't engage with substantive questions, but pats itself on the back and takes swipes at the government because it wants to form the next government. Just to then deliver equally meaningless speeches and break a bit more stuff.
And what does reality get out of it? Nothing. Stupid babble, peacocking, and half-baked concepts driven only by party political power interests but having nothing to do with real problems.
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