German elections

The Australian: Germany turns hard left to limbo :

"A STALEMATE election result has left Germany floundering for political leadership and dashed hopes that the poll would lead to rapid reforms to revive the world's third-largest economy."

On the one hand they say a stalemate, on the other, they say Angela Merkel will be Germany's new leader with a narrow margin, on the other hand there is a distinct possibility of a new election!? I'll keep listening tot the news, shall I? In any case, it is yet another example of yet another country which has split itself right down the middle. NZ is doing the same. We are all doing it. What are we trying to tell each other? We are all dividing our votes, we are all returning a difficult result and we are all making it clear that we are not able to clearly decide. Are political parties not what we want any longer? Do they no longer serve our purposes? Are we voting in the hope some government or another will solve the world's malaise, because it is mad? The world has gone mad and the governments are powerless to resolve the issues confronting us in the world. They can talk the talk, but essentially, nothing changes. We still get up in the morning and it is still all going wrong. Some people are now actively avoiding news. Young ones pay very little attention to it. Some are avoiding the Net. Some have given up blogging. We are reaching saturation point on this destructive world and we are deciding to turn away from the media to shelter ourselves from the negative, depressing, destructive fallout which is our daily media diet. So what's the answer? People. People are the answer. If you spend your time with people they are still good to be with and they still give you hope. The news, the governments, the media give us no hope. It is all destruction and devastation. We are all powerless and victims. So what is Germany telling us? They are a nation of thinkers. They have at least fielded a successful woman candidate which no other nation seems to be able to do except NZ and Helen Clarke is currently under pressure. Mind you, she has had a very good run and she will still be in there in an important place. We can't keep living in a world without hope so political reform should be high on our agenda. How do you do that...because politicians are shot down very quickly. It takes a very particular type to survive the intricacies of this current day and age. So what now? In the short term, a return to social activity and an avoidance of media, it would appear.