Germany - a new theocracy?

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[warpus]

His girlfriend will be introduced as "the first lady" to the Obamas and to the Queen etc.

Curious.. If he was married to a guy, would the guy be "the first gentleman" or "the second gentleman"?

 

[Leoreth]

Merkel's husband Joachim Sauer is sometimes jokingly referred to as "First Lady"

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Iran President isn't a "clergy" man, Iran is still more theocratic than Germany (which is not a theoracy at all). So is Ialy an oligarchy because it's headed by a banker?

I don't know if that's the example I would have used.

...and he will move into Bellevue Palace with... *drumroll* ... his girlfriend.
His girlfriend will be introduced as "the first lady" to the Obamas and to the Queen etc.

You may ask: Why doesn't he marry his girlfriend?
Well, that would be tricky. Cause....he already is married.
Married for 52 years, seperated for 20, with said girlfriend for 12.
Divorcing and remarrying? Nah, that's for squares...

We are a theocracy like that...

Jesus said that getting divorced to remarry is the same as adultary. It doesn't really make a difference for Gauck.

 

[Takhisis]

to be fair, not all religious people are evil fundamentalists.
i'd be concerned for an Opus Dei man to become head of state, though.

*cofcofVaticancofcof*

If have a former priest as the head of state makes Germany a theocracy, what does having the serving head of the worldwide Anglican Communion make Britain?

A horrible place with horrible weather and horrible cooking and Englishmen. Wait! That's what it already is.
It makes it a theocratically horrible place.

Mitt Romney is also a priest. Clearly the West is screwed.

Massachussets is in the West?

 

[Aroddo]

oh yeah, nearly forgot: Current ruling party is the CDU - Christian Democratic Undion.

The CDU is germany's right-wing party, which most people confuse with the german version of the republicans. However, the party describes itself as christian, social, liberal and conservative. Yep, liberal conservative. And christian social. It's effective values and politics are actually to the left of the US democratic party.
If you're looking for anything resembling the republican party in germany, then you have to pick the FDP (the "pro business" party) and mix it with the german nazi partys like the "Republikaner" aka republicans. No kidding.

 

[Leoreth]

Sometimes I wonder if you make your threads only to dispense trivia.

 

[Racsoviale]

Oh my God guys! did you know the communists have actual parliamentary presence in Europe, that makes the EU USSR 2.0 and that because Germany is one of the driving forces behind the Union and Euro we actually have a Third Reich 2.0 as well




Am I doing this storm in a teacup thing right?


Aroddo go read about European politics before you go out and embarras yourself anymore. we do things quite differently on the parliamentary level than you Americans do and most people don't confuse the Christian Democrats with your Republicans. You would have a hard time finding actual hardcore right-wing/left-wing radicals with any power, even the beforementioned communists support the free market in one way or the other in most instances.

 

[ParkCungHee]

*cofcofVaticancofcof*

The Pope is not a member of Opus Dei.
Moreover, I can't imagine why Opus Dei of all things were singled out.

Mitt Romney is also a priest.

Also, IIRC, Romney believes in the key theological tenant of Opus Dei. Oh noes!

 

[Leoreth]

and that because Germany is one of the driving forces behind the Union and Euro we actually have a Third Reich 2.0 as well

That one's actually true. Source: Greece.

Aroddo go read about European politics before you go out and embarras yourself anymore. we do things quite differently on the parliamentary level than you Americans do and most people don't confuse the Christian Democrats with your Republicans.

It seems that Aroddo is German, which makes his posts, including the notions of what is misconceived in the US, even more embarrassing.

 

[HannibalBarka]

I don't know if that's the example I would have used.

that would be a clowncratie

I am talking about the new one who was a banker

 

[Racsoviale]

That one's actually true. Source: Greece.

Yeah but it's not like there is a whole lot of nazism involved. I'm just following the OP and taking this to the logical conclusion

It seems that Aroddo is German, which makes his posts, including the notions of what is misconceived in the US, even more embarrassing.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Our prime minister is a single guy still living with his mom.

We're a Geekocracy.

 

[kochman]

oh yeah, nearly forgot: Current ruling party is the CDU - Christian Democratic Undion.

The CDU is germany's right-wing party, which most people confuse with the german version of the republicans. However, the party describes itself as christian, social, liberal and conservative. Yep, liberal conservative. And christian social. It's effective values and politics are actually to the left of the US democratic party.
If you're looking for anything resembling the republican party in germany, then you have to pick the FDP (the "pro business" party) and mix it with the german nazi partys like the "Republikaner" aka republicans. No kidding.

Thank you for coming onto the internets and dropping such knowledge on us all.
So, the Repub party of America is 1/2 Nazi, according to you... very interesting.

Next pearl?

 

[Traitorfish]

Our head of state is an unelected monarch, and our prime minister is her distant cousin. We're an aristocra- wait, um, never mind.

 

[Leoreth]

Thank you for coming onto the internets and dropping such knowledge on us all.
So, the Repub party of America is 1/2 Nazi, according to you... very interesting.

Next pearl?

The German Republicans aren't even a Nazi party. They're extreme right, but are not considered Neo-Nazis by German authorities.

He's not to far off that mixing their positions with the economically libertarian wing of the FDP would probably produce the closest approximation of (conservative) Republicans there is.

 

[Graceheart the Leopard]

I personally think that this is ridiculous.

 

[civ-addicted]

As a whole this sounds as ridiculous as the one time some wiseguy tried to tutor me about the fact that you can't simply open your store on Sunday is a definte sign of a theocracy as well.
Maybe, just maybe, stoning women for adultry is a tiny bit more clear on that matter...

I think denying a former priest to become the head of state would be an unessesary restriction of liberty. Come to think of it, that does sounds like the former GDR

 

[kochman]

The German Republicans aren't even a Nazi party. They're extreme right, but are not considered Neo-Nazis by German authorities.

He's not to far off that mixing their positions with the economically libertarian wing of the FDP would probably produce the closest approximation of (conservative) Republicans there is.

I know, but he/she made that claim... and I found that to be inflammatory.

 

[holy king]

look, the republicans have stances on social politics that in germany only the far right splinter parties come close to.
most of the german far right splinter parties have ties to neo nazis to varying degrees.

both those statements are facts, if you are inflamed by this, i'm sorry, but you should really not complain about someone telling you the truth.