Tuesday, April 9, 2024

9 April 2024: Six German News Stories

 1.  Read over a WELT piece....they say over all of Europe...there are 821 'serious' criminal gangs existing now.

2.  Around 1,000 considered 'right-wing' extremists in Germany have gun permits.  Oddly, in telling this story....no one announced the numbers of considered 'left-wing' extremists in Germany holding gun permits.

3.  The Swiss folks have gotten enough signatures to put a ballot proposal up to the public....that if it passes.....the Swiss nation is limited to 10-million residents...period, until 2050. 

Current population?  They figure....near 8.85-million.  

Meaning?  It'd really slow down in-flow of just about anyone (even Europeans).

Passing?  Well....I've sat and looked at numbers/polling.  I'd say it's close to 50-percent on passing currently.  

Issue?  Well....you could look around Germany and I'd say in the 30-to-40 percent range....they would like some law like this as well. 

4.  Botswana's offer to ship 20,000 wild elephants into Germany?  Well....it's not a joke....it's serious.

It's a 'dump' on German political folks continually on negative-chatter how they run wild-life operations in Botswana.

Would any German state offer up land for this?  I doubt it.....but it just shows how the critical talk is being received.

5.  Statistical numbers: 1 in 10 Germans say they live now in cramped conditions, for themselves or the family.

6.  Statistics released this AM for Germany...2023....crime is up.  Bad problem for an election year coming up.

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