Now someone needs to convince the german government too. For some reason Merz says one thing but then acts in an orthogonal, US-serving manner. People in Germany have started to notice this too. Something is not working here for Merz - there is a disconnect between what he says and what he does.
I may be too cynical but when it comes to politicians, the disconnect feels more than a rule than exception.
It is hard to vote, being buttered up with promises and pretty speeches, just to be disappointed halfway to next election.
Germans forget too easily that theirs is a vassal state without full sovereignty.
Until the German people can investigate and prosecute their own intelligence services, this situation will not change. That the German intelligence services answer to the CIA is a travesty for the German people.
Anyone wondering about Merz' servitude should keep this in mind.
Could it not be as simple as aspiration (we want to move to digital sovereignty) versus pragmatism (we need to implement this thing next month)?