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Why would it take them 100 years to do that?Because Germany's economy is lopsidedly export driven. Its currency for years has been artificially inflated by many other European outfits. Its energy policy has been one of reduction to a more agrarian posture, not in the direction of industrial powerhouse.
They're a mass of contradictions, and none of them are easily unwound.
If the German government placed an order to have a munitions and artillery factory built, why would it take 100 years for that to happen?Lol. Have you followed German efforts in their energy sector?
https://www.politico.eu/article/nuclear-reactors-g...Berlin has agreed to spend €16 billion to build four major natural gas plants to meet electricity demand in a major overhaul of the country's energy grid. (From 2/5/24)
We be buildin' gas plants, yessir!
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/germany...While Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government pledged to pursue an early exit from coal — the country’s legal deadline isn’t until 2038 — the endeavor was dealt a blow this week when officials gave up on a draft law for the construction of new gas plants. The measure couldn’t be voted on after Germany’s three-party coalition collapsed last month, the Economy Ministry said.auf Wiedersehen, gas plants!
...but we're back on, baby!
https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy...The new German coalition government has announced a pact to strengthen the country in face of growing global political tensions. Within the energy sector, the government intends to lower electricity prices by at least 5 cents by cutting the electricity tax to the European minimum, cut grid fees and introduce an industrial electricity price. In addition, the government plans to build up to 20 GW of gas power plant capacity by 2030 and to create the framework to allow the installation of CCS technology, including for gas-fired power plants. ...and all of this is in the context of Putin's invasion of the Ukraine and crisis that it represents (and that your argument is built on top of).