«…Eine Koalition, die uns in die Hölle führt…» (weiter unten in diesem Austausche)

"Heaven can wait
"And a band of angels…" ª

Mon rant

Then again, my huckleberry friend down below in this exchange, then again, you must understand and appreciate and accept that Auntie Angie's hunger, nay, red-hot lust for absolute power won over democratic commend and comment and commitment and comportment and custom and credo and consensus. By bringing the socialist losers into her government — an unholy and uncouth and uncosher and uncanny and untidy and unbecoming coalition at best — she'd obtain absolute power by reducing the effectively remaining parliamentary opposition to smithereens. Why, they don't even have the seats left to call for a committee — let alone a commission.° Democracy German style! Or, rather, Auntie's East-German variety. The one in which she grew up and rose to early influence, if not power and prominence, as a commie and state functionary.

And one thing more, my huckleberry friend, don't — repeat, do not! — believe for one second — not even wishfully! — that Auntie can, could, would drop the socialists from her coalition government. In which case she'd be the sole loser.

Instead, she'll ride that tired old socialist horse into the ground. Willingly. Knowingly. Happily. Like that liberal jackass before.*

In either case, however, the Germans — as a people, then — might well be the winners. This one time. At least. For a change. For the better.

Merci d'avoir lu mon rant. Salut à tous et tout, mes amis à travers l'Europe entiére. Ceci et cela depuis ma casemate dans la vieux citadelle de Québec, ma ville, en Québec, mon pays.
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ª with apologies to Paul Kennedy et al.;
° wonder if they even know the difference;
* by itself, the animal is an honest, hard-working beast-of-burden