It's just messed up messaging. Germany will continue to deliver all the aid that was promised and they might add new aid, but the financing will be different.

At this point it is necessary to mention Germany provides a lot.

Also to mention, maybe Germany gov should change their Pr department. These kinds of things have now became a pattern.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 12 points 3 months ago

Also to mention, maybe Germany gov should change their Pr department. These kinds of things have now became a pattern.

as a german, I totally agree. Also adding more scrutiny, and perhaps fining for lies or half-lies, regarding reporting on these topics by public media couldn't hurt.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not a PR issue, a coordinated media bias issue. A great number of german media is owned in one way or another by the Springer company, and as such a small group of very rich kingmakers. The current government isnt conservative so they get the most hostile coverage imaginable, on purpose.

[–] NoiseColor@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I didn't know that. Can you recommend an article or something about that?

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE

This is the publishing house in question. It has a decidedly conservative bias and has often been considered a sort of shadow power behind the throne with its immense reach and influence; able to significantly affect the political discourse and public opinion. You could probably compare them to the Murdoch / fox news empire in many ways.

[–] napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

Specifically the funding will come from frozen Russian assets, which many people requested since the moment they were frozen. But now for some reason some newspapers found a way to bury it under clickbait titles.

future funding would no longer come from Germany's federal budget but from proceeds from frozen Russian assets, according to the German newspaper.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I am an immigrant in Germany and I have C2 German, but reading the news makes me doubt that. I swear there were articles saying legalization of marijuana was certain, then off the table, then up for vote, then failed, and then it happened but there wasn’t much news about that.

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There was a piece of law that passed on weed. Here's the wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cannabis_control_bill?wprov=sfla1

The German cannabis control bill (German: Cannabisgesetz) is a bill passed by the German Bundestag in February 2024, and the Bundesrat in March, that legalised the adult (18-years-old and over) use of cannabis in Germany, as well as the personal possession and cultivation of limited amounts of cannabis by adults in Germany, beginning on 1 April 2024. Adults in Germany are allowed to possess up to 25 grams of cannabis in public and up to 50 grams of dried cannabis at home. Each individual adult in Germany may also have up to three of their own cannabis plants at home. As part of the bill, adult-only non-profit cannabis social clubs with a maximum of 500 members will become legal in Germany from 1 July 2024.

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Don't worry, as a German I was in the same limbo. It's often because media quotes someone from to political opposition and sells it as facts. Then you have all the boot liker media who treat CDU/CSU as ruling party even though they currently aren't ruling. Cannabis was also difficult to understand because the law was put in place with delay and strong restrictions.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Have we reached the phase we are giving Ukraine weapons as loans to put them into massive debt and then the IMF swoops in to colonize their country?

[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

What do you think the euromaidan demonstrations were (in part) about? A massive IMF loan.

[–] NoiseColor@startrek.website -2 points 3 months ago

You can frame it like that or you could frame it that life saving weapons are provided while wrapping financing into something the countries can digest.