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Germany is a major powerhouse now and it's been conservative under Merkel.
Andrea basically told Obama to stick it where the sun don't shine at the last two G20 over exports and deficits.
The Idiot in Chief actually wanted everybody to reign in their exports to make economies more "balanced".
Needless to say, Merkel did not mince words.
France is conservative now and so is Britain.
You would have to show why you think Germany or France is conservative. Just because Obama is whatever the hell he is, that doesn't make America anything other than a capitalist society.
Merkel is head of the conservative Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and leader of the conservative party Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
There's your first hint.
Conservative Government Takes Over in FranceMonday, November 15th, 2010 at 5:05 pm UTC Posted 1 week ago
French President Nicolas Sarkozys new staunchly conservative government began work Monday, cleared of political centrists and left-wing converts known for their more liberal leanings.
The newly reshuffled government is seen as boosting Mr. Sarkozys drooping popularity ahead of presidential elections in 2012.
I believe that would be the second hint I could give to you.
As far as Europe goes, there is no doubt that their parties are conservative.
Yeah, while I awaited an answer, I did some discorvery on my own showing Germany and France are very much engaged in buy businesses up for the state government. That doesn't sound capitalistic to me. Here, give me a hand in understanding the inormation I gathered.
Germany
The German railways were nationalised after World War I. Partial privatisation of Deutsche Bahn is currently underway, as of 2008.
Most enterprises in East Germany were nationalised following World War II. After reunification, an agency, Treuhand, was established to return them to private ownership. However, due to structural and economic problems inherent in the previous regime, many of these had to be liquidated.
2008 Renationalization of the "Bundesdruckerei" (Federal Print Office), which had been privatized in 2001.
Nationalization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today's £1.59bn takeover of the bus and rail firm Arriva, Britain's second largest transport provider, by Deutsche Bahn, which is 100 per cent owned by the German government,
Even before today's transaction, Deutsche Bahn already owned Britain's largest rail freight company (which operates the Royal Train) and Chiltern Railways: in addition they have a 50 per cent stake in London Overground and the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway and, since April 1, have also run Tyne and Wear Metro.
As for British utilities, EDF Energy, a subsidiary of the French state-owned EDF, supplies 5.5m customers in the UK. Last year, EDF Energy also took control of the privatised British Energy, the UK's largest electricity generator and operator of Britain's nuclear power stations.
Campaign For Public Ownership: The German state buys Britain’s ‘privatised’ trains- and why it won’t stop there
French President Nicolas Sarkozy plans to expand government control over state-owned companies, naming board members to represent its interests and increasing financing to manufacturers in a bid to stem industrial decline.
The state must completely overhaul its shareholders role in the big industrial companies, Sarkozy said today in southern France, according to a copy of a speech e-mailed by his office. The state will now be represented by at least two administrators in each company it has shares in, he said.
The state is the majority shareholder in Aeroports de Paris SA, Electricite de France SA and Areva SA. Its the biggest investor in France Telecom SA, Air France-KLM, Thales SA, GDF Suez SA, Renault SA, and shipmaker STX France.
Industry represents 16 percent of added value in Frances economy, compared with 30 percent in Germany and 23 percent in Italy, Sarkozy told an audience of industrialists and local officials at the Eurocopter SA helicopter plant at Marseilles Marignane airport. The state should raise this to 18 percent by 2015, according to a separate e-mailed statement.
Sarkozy Plans to Tighten Grip on State-Owned Firms (Update1) - BusinessWeek