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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 4 August | 154 comments (154 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

The most important difference to most other Western countries is that Germans don't elect the chancellor directly? Aren't most countries with a parliamentary system like this?

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Mon Aug 3rd, 2009 at 04:19:02 PM EST
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Re: Europe (none / 1)

I guess the dummy in A dummy's guide to German elections is the DW-World writer :P

The peak-to-trough part of the business cycle is an outlier. Carnot would have died laughing.

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Aug 3rd, 2009 at 05:30:55 PM EST
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Re: Europe (4.00 / 2)

It's true of all civilised countries (see also No True Scotsman).

by njh on Mon Aug 3rd, 2009 at 10:20:46 PM EST
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Rampant German media America-worship.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Aug 4th, 2009 at 01:53:08 AM EST
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Re: Europe (none / 0)

The English-language versions of German media (Spiegel, Deutsche Welle) seem always to be written by Americans (or wannabes) - both in idiom and CW assumptions.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Aug 4th, 2009 at 03:11:58 AM EST
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Yes. But, most of the SPIEGEL and at least part of the DW stuff in English is direct translation -- which means that it's not just the English-language editors.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Aug 4th, 2009 at 04:00:15 AM EST
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