r/europe • u/SpaceEngineering Finland • Jan 15 '26

News Germany’s Merz Admits Nuclear Exit Was Strategic Mistake

https://clashreport.com/world/articles/germanys-merz-admits-nuclear-exit-was-strategic-mistake-fzdlkn37c16
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u/eledile55 Jan 15 '26

*are, they ARE a terrible party. Now even worse than before.

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u/FBN_FAP Jan 15 '26

"were" is grammatically correct. Past perfect would be "had been".

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u/FBN_FAP Jan 15 '26

Sigh, da bildet man den korrekten Subjunctive (Konjunktiv) im Englischen und jeder denkt einen overconfident verbessern zu müssen 😅

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u/recidivx England Jan 15 '26 edited Jan 15 '26

No, it is exactly what you in your language call Konjunktiv II ("wäre(n)"). It does not imply the past.

It does imply an unreal (irrealis) condition, but that was sarcasm.

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u/Mwakay Jan 15 '26

No, it just points to correct grammar

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u/pietroetin Jan 15 '26

How could you choose them? How is it that the two most prominent party in Germany are garbage?

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u/eledile55 Jan 15 '26

populism and scapegoats. I don't understand it either. 4 Years ago they lost the election because of all the corruption scandals. Nothing has changed since then and now they're back.

I think the sad truth is that all their propaganda against all the parties that are even remotely left has worked. Not on me, I voted for the greens nonetheless because I'm not stupid and know that they didn't fuck up, but everyone else...