[thi2]

That has to be about a different Angela Merkel, the one I know had one priority: preserving status quo.

[btilly]

She also was for making Germany economically dependent on gas pipelines to Russia, even though she knew that she was funding Russia's war in Ukraine.

I am not inclined to give her a free pass on that.

[FirmwareBurner]

Which recent German politician in power wasn't about preserving the status quo? The entire country and culture is all about the status quo.

[riffraff]

I'm. It sure of the "recent" definition but Schroeder's tenure brought a lot of changes (which one can argue against, but it was not conservative).

[Aeolun]

> slow and steady presence

> preserving status quo

That sounds like the same thing to me?