German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble: ruthless schemer and reactionary heavyweight.
Think Metternich. Think Henry Kissinger. Think Dick Cheney.
Like those wielders of malevolent charm, Schäuble is the kind of ruthless intellectual schemer the imperial order counts on to ensure its continued survival. Not for them the niceties of democracy or the petty desires of ordinary folk for a better life; steering the ship of state to maintain the privileges and power of our ‘natural’ superiors is what it’s all about.
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