The survey found that 32% of eligible voters believe Germany has worsened since Merz took office in May, while just 22% say the country has improved. A further 37% perceive no change at all.

  • einkorn@feddit.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    26
    ·
    3 days ago

    In comparison to Scholz, any chancellor would appear like a crazy reformator. And people mostly dislike reforms.

    Merz does exactly what has been happening for the last 20 years, except maybe for Scholz’s brief interlude: Axing social systems and handing money to the so-called elites. If anyone spooked the people with reforms, it was Scholz’s government. I very deliberately say his government because his ministers did all the work while he, as you said, mainly stood around trying to act “besonnen”.

    • Mîm@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 days ago

      has been happening for the last 20 years

      20 years? Did you forget Hartz 4 by Schröder and the Greens?
      No, this has been going on for a lot longer.