{"id":316,"date":"2016-11-09T15:07:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T23:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alteritas.net\/alteritas\/?p=316"},"modified":"2016-11-09T22:09:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T06:09:16","slug":"loaded-diplomatic-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alteritas.net\/alteritas\/2016\/11\/09\/loaded-diplomatic-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Loaded Diplomatic Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, crafted or had crafted\u00a0a superb note of official congratulation to the newly-elected US President. Dripping with irony but absolutely correct in terms of expected language, formula and clich\u00e9, Kantian to boot.<\/p>\n

“Germany and America are bound by their values: democracy, freedom, the respect for the law and the dignity of human beings, independent of their origin, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or political position. On the basis of these values I offer the future president of the United States, Donald Trump, close cooperation.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201eDeutschland und Amerika sind durch Werte verbunden : Demokratie, Freiheit, Respekt vor dem Recht und der W\u00fcrde des Menschen, unabh\u00e4ngig von Herkunft, Hautfarbe, Religion, Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung oder politischer Einstellung. Auf der Basis dieser Werte biete ich dem k\u00fcnftigen Pr\u00e4sidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, Donald Trump, eine enge Zusammenarbeit an.\u201c<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Full report\u00a0in the FAZ:\u00a0h<\/em>ttp:\/\/www.faz.net\/aktuell\/politik\/inland\/deutschlands-politiker-reagieren-gemischt-auf-trump-14520543.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, crafted or had crafted\u00a0a superb note of official congratulation to the newly-elected US President. Dripping with irony but absolutely correct in terms of expected language, formula and clich\u00e9, Kantian to boot. “Germany and America are bound by their values: democracy, freedom, the respect for the law and the dignity … <\/p>\n

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