Germany Plans to Deindustrialise because of Climate Change Wokeness, By Richard Miller (Londonistan)
The Daily Sceptic published an article by Eugyppius titled "German Political Establishment Responds to Trump with Idiotic Constitutionally-Anchored Pledge to Deindustrialise in the Next 20 Years."
The piece critiques a dramatic move by Germany's political elite, led by Friedrich Merz, the CDU's Chancellor candidate, to embed a "climate neutrality" goal into the German constitution, committing the nation to deindustrialise over the next two decades. This policy shift, framed as a response to Donald Trump's influence and America's divergence from European climate orthodoxy, is portrayed as a self-inflicted wound—an absurd overreach that hands Trump a geopolitical win without him lifting a finger.
The article details how Merz, once a champion of fiscal restraint via Germany's debt brake (limiting borrowing to 0.35v percent of GDP), reversed course post-election. After campaigning on protecting future generations from tax burdens, he and his coalition—now including the Greens—pushed for a constitutional amendment to achieve "climate neutrality" by 2045, a broader and more utopian target than mere carbon neutrality. This involves borrowing €100 billion, a stark contrast to the €3 billion dispute that toppled the previous coalition. Eugyppius mocks this as a panicked reaction to Trump's America-first stance, particularly after a Trump-Zelensky spat two weeks prior rattled Eurocrats over Ukraine, a cause they hold sacred. The German Constitutional Court's refusal to block this manoeuvre only deepens the farce, leaving the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and Die Linke as potential spoilers if they can muster 25 percent of the new Bundestag to intervene.
From a perspective positive to Trump, this is a triumph worth celebrating. Germany's pledge to kneecap its industrial backbone—once Europe's economic powerhouse—plays directly into Trump's hands. His administration has long criticised Europe's climate obsession as a competitive disadvantage, and here's Germany proving him right, voluntarily dismantling its manufacturing edge while the U.S. ramps up energy independence and industrial growth. It is "the ultimate checkmate," suggesting Trump's mere presence forced this blunder without any direct action. Merz's flip-flop from fiscal hawk to green zealot exposes the German establishment's desperation to signal virtue against Trump's pragmatic realism, making the U.S. look stronger by comparison.
This move also boosts Trump's narrative of European weakness. As The Daily Sceptic notes, the policy hands the Greens—a party Trump-aligned sceptics love to hate—a €100 billion windfall they couldn't secure at their 2021 peak, all to chase an unachievable "no human impact on climate" dream. Meanwhile, Trump's tariffs and deregulation, as hinted in broader 2025 coverage (e.g., The Telegraph, March 15), are luring companies like Tesla to American soil, capitalising on Europe's self-sabotage. Germany's deindustrialization pledge could slash its GDP—projected at €4 trillion in 2025—by prioritising windmills over factories, ceding global influence to a U.S. unbound by such shackles.
Eugyppius despairs that this "abomination" can't be stopped, but for Trump supporters, that's the silver lining. It's a masterclass in winning without fighting—Germany's elite, spooked by Trump's shadow, are torching their own economy, validating his critique of globalist folly. The AfD's lone opposition, as the article hopes, mirrors Trump's own anti-establishment fight, reinforcing his brand as a disruptor whose mere existence bends the world his way. For those cheering Trump, this is less a German tragedy than a glorious own-goal, proving his approach outshines Europe's sanctimonious decline.
It is sad to see Germany's elites propelling the once powerhouse into a post-apocalyptic, post-industrial wasteland, all to be climate change woke.
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