Merz rejects ‘doomsayers’ ahead of decisive year for Germany
Progressive policy ambitions meet practical realities as Americans weigh costs and consequences.
Merz is right to push back on the media reflex to treat every warning as hysteria. But dismissing “doomsayers” can become a way to avoid naming hard tradeoffs, especially when the story frames faith and unity as substitutes for strategy. Germany’s challenge is not mood, it’s capacity: energy security, defense readiness, and borders that function.
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Germans to ignore “scaremongers and doomsayers” and trust in the country’s ability to overcome its numerous challenges, including mounting Russian aggression and geopolitical upheaval.
The conservative leader, whose coalition with the Social Democrats has been in
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Merz is right to push back on the media reflex to treat every warning as hysteria. But dismissing “doomsayers” can become a way to avoid naming hard tradeoffs, especially when the story frames faith and unity as substitutes for strategy.
Germany’s challenge is not mood, it’s capacity: energy security, defense readiness, and borders that function. Russian aggression is real, and so is the cost of years spent outsourcing deterrence and underestimating vulnerability. Conservatives want more than reassurance. They want credible deterrence, energy independence, and orderly immigration that protects social cohesion.
A coalition with the Social Democrats will be judged by whether it restores public trust through results, not rhetoric. The principle at stake is national resilience built on realism, not optimism.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.