Angela Merkel visibly shaking during ceremony

[hurroocane]

Wow those are some intense shakes.

Really does make you think if there's some health issue going on especially since she was completely absent during the EU elections but I'd like to think that she's above hiding something like that.

 

[Gandie]

I thought she was a progressive?

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From an American perspective, sure.

 

[Xando]

From an American perspective, sure.

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Is she though?

She voted against gay marriage.
She voted against minimun wage.
She voted to allow refugee kids to get housed in prisons before they get kicked out.
She hasn't done shit on climate change in 10 years.


I feel like she has such a good reputation abroad and i always wonder where that's from.

 

[jelly]

I think the difference with her is she doesn't stand in the way if the majority want it even though she disagrees so she isn't all bad.

 

[Gandie]

Is she though?

She voted against gay marriage.
She voted against minimun wage.
She voted to allow refugee kids to get housed in prisons before they get kicked out.
She hasn't done shit on climate change in 10 years.


I feel like she has such a good reputation abroad and i always wonder where that's from.

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Even Seehofer would probably get kicked out of the GOP for being communist though. Different perspective. I agree with you on Merkels terrible track record.

I think the difference with her is she doesn't stand in the way if the majority want it even though she disagrees so she isn't all bad.

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Except, you know, gay marriage which she blocked for years, nuclear power, which she reinstated almost single handedly, costing the tax payer billions, legalizing weed, which she is still preventing. I could go on.

 

[Acidote]

Whatever it is, it is NOT Parkison's. I've been living with someone dealing with Parkison's for more than 20 years now and not a single day has it been like that. It's different.

 

[MilesQ]

Holy crap. I know it's a ceremony and she needs to respect the pomp, etc but call someone over and have a drink.

Fuck. That was uncomfortable to watch. Felt like she just one second away from falling the entire video.

 

[spx54]

lol zelenskiy just stood there the entire time

 

[Fatoy]

Dehydration is probably part of it, but it's probably also a combination of general exhaustion and lack of food.

Anyone who's ever done a multi-day conference for work, where you're in back-to-back meetings, running back and forth, or manning a booth, knows that feeling where you suddenly realise you've had nothing to eat or drink all day and you need to cram down a doughnut and some caffeine just to remain standing and smiling. I imagine the life of a politician is like that on constant rotation, exacerbated by the fact that most politicians are past middle-age.

 

[jelly]

Even Seehofer would probably get kicked out of the GOP for being communist though. Different perspective. I agree with you on Merkels terrible track record.




Except, you know, gay marriage which she blocked for years, nuclear power, which she reinstated almost single handedly, costing the tax payer billions, legalizing weed, which she is still preventing. I could go on.

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I stand corrected, I thought she allowed gay marriage because the push from the majority was there.

You would think the guy would end the pomp and ceremony, he must have noticed.

 

[dragonbane]

It's been disgustingly hot in Berlin over a few days recently, almost can't go outside without feeling nasty in seconds.

 

[Officer Big Mac]

Can you imagine the ruckus our news and right wing nuts would make if that were Hilary? Oh my word.

 

[DrewFu]

That was hard to watch. I hope she's ok.

 

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This is exactly what came to mind.

 

[Vuze]

Oof that's crazy. I've never seen anyone having an issue like that. Hope she's okay.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Never seen someone shake that much from heat.

 

[DrewFu]

It's been disgustingly hot in Berlin over a few days recently, almost can't go outside without feeling nasty in seconds.

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It was only like ~85 there. I wouldn't call that hot.

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

Hope she gets better and resigns so we can end this shitshow.

It's time Mutti.

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She can't. Who is supposed to take over?
Her own party just shit the bed and is in the process of spreading the shit around in the sheets. AKK is unpopular as all fuck.
The most likely outcome right now would be a Green chancellor in a Green-Red-Red coalition, which I would appreciate, but I don't think the CDU would want that.

I thought she was a progressive?

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By US standards you might say that. But Merkel is a center-right conservative actually.

 

[dragonbane]

It was only like ~85 there. I wouldn't call that hot.

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We had 95 before and there is no AC or ceiling fans anywhere. Majority don't even have a fan of any kind. Also high humidity

 

[platocplx]

Yeah. I've been dehydrated before it's no joke. Scares the duck out of you. Electrolytes are mad important to how our bodies function.

 

[DeltaRed]

It was only like ~85 there. I wouldn't call that hot.

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It's all relative to where you live and what the regular temperature has been.

 

[shem]

Can confirm it was hot in Germany last week

 

[dragonbane]

It's all relative to where you live and what the regular temperature has been.

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I don't think Americans would appreciate 90 degrees indoors either. Which is what I had with no means of cooling. Like anybody else lol

 

[Dyle]

I've been there before, that kind of extreme dehydration is very scary. We ought to be able to accept things like this as normal behavior and be able to accommodate it better, her staff should have whisked her out of there and allowed her to rest/hydrate as necessary.

 

[DrewFu]

It's all relative to where you live and what the regular temperature has been.

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Fair enough.

 

[DrewFu]

We had 95 before and there is no AC or ceiling fans anywhere. Majority don't even have a fan of any kind. Also high humidity

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Good to know. Fair enough.

 

[Bear]

Holy shit, that looks really bad. Someone get her a chair or a glass of water or something. Damn.

 

[Sheldon]

I am proud to live in a democracy where a woman leader can visibly shake in public.

 

[19thCenturyFox]

It's been disgustingly hot in Berlin over a few days recently, almost can't go outside without feeling nasty in seconds.

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I currently go through two sets of clothes a day without doing much and Berlin seems extra disgusting in the heat to make things worse. Not my favorite time of the year but I don't think I've ever reacted to heat like Merkel did in that video (to be fair she is twice my age).

 

[Thuddert]

Yeah it can get to you. Stress, heat, pressure to perform and then you forget to take care of yourself to stay hydrated.

Should probably still see someone just in case it's not something else.

 

[Vonnegut]

Because there are much more important things going on in the world than someone feeling weak via dehydration.

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You're right. You should go to every thread about a story you feel is not important and let people know.

 

[Deleted member 4247]

Oh, that's not much. I thought it was near 40 C.

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Lol, we don't get anything like that here. 30 C is really high for us, at 40 we'd all be dead.

 

[maxxpower]

Lol, we don't get anything like that here. 30 C is really high for us, at 40 we'd all be dead.

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I'm guessing no air conditioning?

 

[Deleted member 4247]

I'm guessing no air conditioning?

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At workplaces, sure, but having active AC at home is pretty rare here, since it's usually not needed. You normally just have ventilation.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

We've all had moments like that. Feeling weak or shaky due to a biological need, especially during a moment of higher pressure. Honestly weird that something like this is considered news.

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She's one of the most powerful and influential people in the world, of course this is news

 

[Baccus]

Yeah that looked bad. Hope she gets help really.

And climate change dawgs. That could be us in a few years.

 

[Richiek]

Remember when Hillary Clinton having the flu was used by the press and Trump supporters as evidence that she was unfit to lead?

 

[Pai Pai Master]

exactly. why is a 65 year old ruling our country and deciding our future?

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The hell does this even mean. 65 is not that old.

 

[Menelaus]

When the subs donate enough coins to activate the omibod

 

[Hektor]

 

[Woke Bespoke]

Christ, 65 is too old now? What's the cutoff, 40?

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The minimum age for president of Germany is 40, but I'd argue that restriction is ageist and should really be abolished. Old people really shouldn't have a say in determining a nation's future, since they're not gonna even be present for it. So yes, 65 is too old. Give the next generation it's fair shot ffs.

 

[Calamari41]

We've all had moments like that. Feeling weak or shaky due to a biological need, especially during a moment of higher pressure. Honestly weird that something like this is considered news.

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You have to admit that everyone would be going absolutely wild if there were a video of Trump doing this. It's news worthy.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

You have to admit that everyone would be going absolutely wild if there were a video of Trump doing this. It's news worthy.

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It would be news for any public figure. People just like to complain.

 

[The Albatross]

Because there is no

I feel like she has such a good reputation abroad and i always wonder where that's from.

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Abroad (at least in the US), she's seen as the last bulwark of the European Union against the far right, anti-EU populists, and antagonists like Russia; as well as IIRC, Merkel was leader of Germany when they opened their doors during the migrant crisis of ~2014ish (?). My opinion of Merkel has risen over the last 5 years as America under Trump has become more isolationist and broken off relationships with European allies in favor of stoking relationships with antagonists.

She's really only seen this way by centrist and moderate left leaning Americans (of which I am one). I'd imagine Republicans/Right-leaning Americans dislike her immensley, and some far left leaning Americans probably equally dislike her as a mainstream liberal / neoliberal / Euro-centric, etc.

 

[ZiggyPalffyLA]

Incoming Trump tweet in 3...

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Honestly how the fuck has Trump not had any physical health symptoms (we know he's had several mental health issues) in public yet? Unless there's something I'm forgetting? You'd think he would have collapsed or fainted or something by now with his shitty health.

 

[Juna]

Well the German President has pretty much no say at all in Politics.
It's a purely protocol function. Technically he can send a law back if he things it's unconstitutional, but that's really rare.
You only need to be 18 to be eligible for Chancellor

 

[Benjamin1981]

The minimum age for president of Germany is 40, but I'd argue that restriction is ageist and should really be abolished. Old people really shouldn't have a say in determining a nation's future, since they're not gonna even be present for it. So yes, 65 is too old. Give the next generation it's fair shot ffs.

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The federal president of Germany doesn't have any say in day to day politics. He just a representative. Anyone above age 18 can be chancellor which is what matters.

 

[Kirblar]

From an American perspective, sure.

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lol no

Actually look up her Party's platform. Theyre right wing anywhere.

 

[Metallix87]

The minimum age for president of Germany is 40, but I'd argue that restriction is ageist and should really be abolished. Old people really shouldn't have a say in determining a nation's future, since they're not gonna even be present for it. So yes, 65 is too old. Give the next generation it's fair shot ffs.

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Isn't the rest of your post ageist as well? "Old people shouldn't have a say" is equally as problematic.

 

[Annatar86]

The minimum age for president of Germany is 40, but I'd argue that restriction is ageist and should really be abolished. Old people really shouldn't have a say in determining a nation's future, since they're not gonna even be present for it. So yes, 65 is too old. Give the next generation it's fair shot ffs.

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So we should give the country to some nobody who has not even held a job for 10 years? How would they have experience in knowing what's right for the country?
If you're old you've been young so you have a wider perspective, if you're young you're usually selfish, self-entitled and, quite honestly, a prick. This is not true for all people obvioulsy, but I've never seen a young politician that is not exactly all those things. Movimento 5 Stelle in Italy is a clear example of that.

While old people surely have problems in certain areas (they tend to be more conservative and super ignorant of technological progress and the policies that need to be implemented for that), it's the lesser evil.

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