I am certainly not an a blunt anti-American, but I am sick of the way the American government continues to calling Germany "a close friend and ally" while massively violating German citizens' rights and spying on the German government.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-979738.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/wo...tml?ref=europe
From my point of view, this just displays massive arrogance, those in charge are either too ignorant to see the enormous damage resulting from such cold war-like actions or simply don't care.
Imagine one of your friends read your SMS and recorded your phone calls; what would be your reaction if you found out?
Merkel's reaction: Merely saying "We are not amused."
I am fed up with a government, which displays a vassal-like attitude. In my opinion, it is high time to treat American intelligence just how we treat Russian or Chinese intelligence: as enemies. For instance, we should close down all of the NSA's basis in Germany. Apparently our counter-espionage is either highly incapable and/or not willing to do its job, which is protecting its citizens and government against foreign intelligence. It is high time for Europe to sign its own Declaration of Indepence and become more independent in security issues.
Meanwhile, America civil authorities should do everything to regain control over a paranoid security apparatus gone rogue. I heard the US are struggling with government debt, maybe they should just stop spending billions on alienating their allies. Anti-americanism is definitely on the rise here and if the US continue just ignoring the "Euroweenies" complaints, those "Euroweenies" do not see any point in keeping this parthership.
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