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Europe: the opposite of awesome (Survival Lilly) - C C - May 24, 2026
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https://youtu.be/9gue5J_euPE
VIDEO EXCERPTS: First I would like to show you this article in which is about the EU growth forecast for Germany. Again the economic expectations for Germany are below the EU average.
They're saying that the sense of justice in Germany has gone completely awry and the social system invites abuse. High achievers serve as a source of income for the state and the latter conversely grants its civil servants special privileges. More and more people start to feel that they are getting ripped off with taxes and bad services that they are paying for.
So I would say that a lot of Germans are not looking at the future with a positive outlook anymore.
Also, now Germany wants to become a tank manufacturer. It is the largest state investment in an arms company. The Federal Republic of Germany intends to acquire a 40% stake in the arms company KNDS. Germany plans to invest billions of taxpayers' money to participate in the upcoming IPO of the Franco German tank manufacturer KNDS.
[...] What's going on in Austria? Here we can see an article which is saying that the government makes ruthless cuts to pensions for 2.1 million people. There is not going to be a full cost of living adjustment.
[...] This article is very concerning here. It's saying that Palantir takes control of Britain's health data. The surveillance state of the health authority is becoming a reality through this project which deeply intrudes on the privacy of every citizen. The company Palantir apparently receives unlimited access to identifiable patient data from the National Health Service NHS. What is being sold as increased efficiency and modernization is in reality the construction of a comprehensive surveillance apparatus under the guise of digitalization.
[...] Also in Germany, they caught some Chinese spies. And when I read this, I thought, what the hell are they spying on? Are they spying on the wrecked economy in Germany or are they spying on how a country will slowly develop into a socialist, communist country? So yeah, very interesting. But they spied on technology at German universities. The two arrested individuals attempted to obtain scientific information on military technology...
Europe: the opposite of awesome ... https://youtu.be/9gue5J_euPE