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Germany's Self-Destruct Pact: Merz Pushes Europe to the Brink

2026-05-01 News & Politics
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The Duran: Episode 2510 Germany is in crisis. Friedrich Merz and the CDU are pushing Germany toward confrontation with Russia, slashing social services to fund a massive military buildup, and picking fights with both the United States and China — all while Germany's industrial economy collapses to 2008 financial crisis levels. Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou of The Duran break down how Germany is abandoning the very foundations it was built on, why the CDU is united behind this self-destructive course, and whether stoking fear of Russia is the establishment's last desperate move to block the AfD from taking power. Is Germany heading toward a complete political and economic breakdown? 00:00:00 Intro — Merz, Germany, and the Russia escalation debate 00:00:31 Mercouris: Germany hurtling toward the cliff 00:01:35 The foundations of the German Federal Republic explained 00:02:54 Why German leaders are always sensitive about the US alliance 00:03:56 Quarreling with America during an economic collapse 00:04:53 Germany's industrial PMI drops to 2008 crisis levels 00:05:28 CDU fully on board — a kamikaze approach to policy 00:06:33 Why Merz's unpopularity is an asset for the CDU 00:09:03 Regional elections — CDU stable, SPD and FDP collapsing 00:11:54 Is stoking Russia fear the CDU's plan to block the AfD? ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop/ ***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS*** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial ***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS*** ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal ALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou ***CRYPTO SUPPORT*** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R ***DONATE*** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran ***VIDEO*** RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduran BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/ ***AUDIO*** SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPD APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9 ***FREE SPEECH*** TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheDuranReal?s=20 GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuran MINDS: https://minds.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100

Top Comments (10)

@Jay...777 2026-05-01

How long will it take for people to realize their politicians don't give a f*ck about them ?

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@elysianfields1671 2026-05-01

Every day that passes, Merz shows that it is indeed possible to be even more incompetent and dumb than Scholz. Impressive.

150 9 replies
@dnttcfvj1247 2026-05-01

So when are the german british amd french people going to wake up and realise that the enemy is their governments

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@demonridera 2026-05-01

A German propped up by the City of London is expected to do exactly as Merz is doing

107 2 replies
@SZARAEL 2026-05-01

Gentlemen, please remember again, that Merz is not a „real“ German! He is a globalist who has absolutely no interest in leaving the country in a better condition than he found it in. He does not care about the people, the industry, its borders or welfare. He is interested in making as much money for himself and friends as possible (WEF / Blackrock etc) Remember also, 1 years was my time frame, which is drawing closer each day

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@ErrolLaggner 2026-05-01

By the way Helmut Schmidt too. Schmidt also said, it's better to negotiate for 100 hours than to shoot for one minute.

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@Nura-mb2st 2026-05-01

I am German and I approve your message. It's getting messier here by the day. And politicians are in an ideological cage they dont have the mental Power to break.

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@castirondude 2026-05-01

it's not incompetence, it's malevolence

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@TheDuran 2026-05-01

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@heinzklar8327 2026-05-01

What are you dreamin at night? As if elections would matter. The game is completely rigged. It is Blackrock/ Vanguard ruling everywhere in the West. There is no democracy anywhere.

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