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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't imagine some politician I didn't like getting 3 terms. That would blow. That's 15 years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't know that! Makes me think :) thanks

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Long terms in office promote stability

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

*stagnancy, not stability

Which is, incidentally, exactly what happened both with Kohl and Merkel.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How did Germany stagnate between 2005 and 2021?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this question serious?

Lack of social reforms, lack of financial reforms, lack of infrastructure reforms, lack of energy reforms, the list goes on. All that was ever done was kicking the can down the road and here we are today.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not like countries with term limits fared better on average

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe not, but I think it's overall better to have term limits than to be stuck with an asshole leader for 20+ years

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Germany had a higher than average anual GDP growth (Europe), so yeah, the question was totally serious.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As serious as only caring about the economy can be, I suppose.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You said it stagnated, which it didn’t.
Don’t lie if you’re not prepared to face some head wind for it.

Putting words in my mouth won’t make your statement any more true.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Understandable, have a nice day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I truly wish you the same