I think that sometimes people don't think before they speak. And even a small comment can make or break someone's day.
My worry is that Donald Trump may inspire copycats, also in Europe. That's why I hope Hillary Clinton wins.
Europe was founded as a community bound together by solidarity.
We are living through an epochal shift. If we aren't careful, the elementary foundations of our pluralistic democracy will be threatened.
I would have oriented myself in case of Donald Trump according to what former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder said to then - U. S. President George W. Bush when the Americans launched a war that was in violation of international law. Schröder showed that a German chancellor can act in a clear and self-confident manner toward a U. S. president.
Now Europe are experiencing a wave of eroding solidarity, first of certain societies and then entire governments. At the same time, we have two giant new challenges to meet: the migration movement and terror. And then Great Britain is thinking about leaving the EU. That should suffice as a description.
If you say in advance there is going to be a main candidate and then that doesn't count later, then that's going to be a highly problematic occurrence in a democracy.
Where there is love, there is bound to be heartache.
A hint of a frown touched his mouth. “I told you that wasn’t about feeding. ” “No, it was about you making your point. ” I skewered a bite and chewed. “Next time, maybe use something other than my jugular as your Exhibit A?
I can speak for myself and say that a lot of times you just make mistakes! You're under pressure to get something done in a limited amount of time, and so you just dive in without really knowing what you're getting yourself into.
Nothing fortifies scepticism more than the fact that there are some who are not sceptics; if all were so, they would be wrong.