• [OT] How do Germans feel about US military bases in their country?

    From Rhino@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 4 20:19:09 2024
    A (YouTube) channel I check out occasionally is called Feli (short for
    Felicia) from Germany. Feli now mostly lives in Cincinatti but grew up
    in Munich. Her channel is about the differences between German culture
    and American culture.

    This particular episode is about how Germans feel about having US bases
    in their country so long after WWII. She asked German followers of her
    channel how they feel about having several American bases - and some
    nuclear weapons - on their soil and many gave detailed replies:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0auwmTR9Z9I [30 minutes]

    People interested in geopolitics will likely find this interesting. In
    case you're wondering, Feli's English is as close to perfect as any
    native German speaker I've ever heard so I don't think you'll have any
    trouble understanding her.

    Spoiler alert: most Germans view the bases quite favourably, especially
    since Putin invaded Ukraine, but some are more ambivalent and a very
    few actively hostile. You'll have to watch the video to find out WHY
    people are positive, ambivalent, or negative!

    --
    Rhino

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