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    11 months ago

    Berlin will do anything to justify pumping money into their failing industrial sector

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        11 months ago

        cute

        German manufacturing PMI is at like 42. By definition, that means Germany’s manufacturing capacity is contracting.

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          11 months ago

          Cool! That number is also ignoring what goods are produced, aswell as the cause of any declines. So to look at one number like that, which isn’t really terribly far below the market of what is considered “in decline” and say “oh they’re failing fucking epically and they’re doing everything they can to improve it!” is kinda, you know… fucking stupid. That’s literally judging a book by its cover, and you’re doing it to connect them to a war with their close neighbors they have every right to be concerned about anyway?