tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045359.post1169922622234894181..comments2023-09-07T19:59:57.580+07:00Comments on Captain Marlow: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045359.post-30840225365649365312005-09-19T21:32:00.000+07:002005-09-19T21:32:00.000+07:00I do not agree. I think foreign policy has had ver...I do not agree. I think foreign policy has had very little to do with it.<br><br>I am afraid that German public has demonstrated an unwillingness to make necessary sacifices so that things can improve in the future. Unfortunately this happens everywhere; Italy is another example.marlownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045359.post-78103564600257052482005-09-19T19:34:00.000+07:002005-09-19T19:34:00.000+07:00I agree the election results are not ideal. Still,...I agree the election results are not ideal. Still, the voter turnout of 77.8% is impressive and a sign that German citizens do care about politics. And they won't just swallow the shallow propaganda material they've been fed by the Christian Conservatives. Voting against the proclaimed "change" also means Germans are not pro-Bush and not pro modern crusades, they are not against stem cell research, and they are not against Turkey joining the EU. A recent survey also found the the majority of Germans have now come to realise that reforms of the welfare state are neccesary. Going forward, chancellor Schroder may have less opposition in pushing through those neccessary reforms. That change in public opinion will make it easier for Schroder going forward, and even the CDU may realise it does not make sense to constantly block neccessary reforms.Reginellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17007819433337277464noreply@blogger.com