According to an article by the Israeli news site Haaretz, Martin Schulz, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate competing in the 2017 German federal election, said his country exists only to serve another country and the people of that other country.
Why a voter would be inclined to support a candidate who expressly states that he does not carry on in the interests of his fellow citizens is completely baffling. Equally perplexing is the fact that the SPD has not been approached about the statement, and Schulz has not been asked to give clarification.
I suspect the original Haaretz article might eventually be taken down for fear of retribution as word gets out - much like the following image, which was once featured on the website of SPD bigwig Sigmar Gabriel (permalink: here):
Just a quick note on the image above, featuring Gabriel: note that it says "the Germans" instead of "us Germans" - does this German protester not consider himself German? Why does this man want to be a politician in Germany?
Anyway, I attempted to archive the Haaretz article (see: here) but, because access to Haaretz is limited to premium subscribers, here is a screenshot and excerpt instead. I have highlighted the part about Schulz in yellow:
Why a voter would be inclined to support a candidate who expressly states that he does not carry on in the interests of his fellow citizens is completely baffling. Equally perplexing is the fact that the SPD has not been approached about the statement, and Schulz has not been asked to give clarification.
I suspect the original Haaretz article might eventually be taken down for fear of retribution as word gets out - much like the following image, which was once featured on the website of SPD bigwig Sigmar Gabriel (permalink: here):
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| Here we see Gabriel (center), before a banner that reads "Dear foreigners, please do not leave us alone with the Germans" ("Liebe Ausländer, bitte laßt uns mit den Deutschen nicht allein"). |
Just a quick note on the image above, featuring Gabriel: note that it says "the Germans" instead of "us Germans" - does this German protester not consider himself German? Why does this man want to be a politician in Germany?
Anyway, I attempted to archive the Haaretz article (see: here) but, because access to Haaretz is limited to premium subscribers, here is a screenshot and excerpt instead. I have highlighted the part about Schulz in yellow:
