{"id":13599,"date":"2026-02-01T15:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=13599"},"modified":"2026-02-05T05:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:59:51","slug":"german-defense-chief-gives-pep-talk-on-happy-farts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/german-defense-chief-gives-pep-talk-on-happy-farts\/","title":{"rendered":"German defense chief gives pep talk on \u2018happy farts\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boris Pistorius has urged his compatriots to \u201cstand up for democracy\u201d at home and abroad, saying that costly support for Ukraine must continue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Germans should adopt a tough stance against “enemies of democracy”<\/em> at home and uncomplainingly embrace the continuation of costly aid for Ukraine, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has insisted, invoking a maxim on “happy farts.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking at a Social Democratic Party (SPD) convention in the city of Koblenz on Saturday, Pistorius branded the opposition right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD), and anyone voting for it, the “enemies of democracy.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The minister urged Germans to “stand up for this democracy”<\/em> more forcefully.<\/p>\n

“A happy fart never comes from a miserable ass,”<\/em> Pistorius declared, quoting 16th-century German theologian Martin Luther, a key figure in the Protestant Reformation. The phrase suggests that one’s mindset ultimately shapes outcomes.<\/p>\n

According to the minister, Germans should apply the same attitude to external affairs.<\/p>\n

“And that’s why it’s so important that we, as the Federal Republic of Germany… stand by Ukraine, even if it costs a lot of money,”<\/em> Pistorius said.<\/p>\n

He argued that Germany could afford the effort as the largest economy in Europe and the third largest in the world.<\/p>\n

The defense minister acknowledged that without Western aid, “Ukraine would be dead tomorrow.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Germany is Ukraine’s top backer within the European Union, having provided more than €40 billion ($46 billion) since the escalation of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow in February 2022.<\/p>\n

Soon after assuming office last May, Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to transform the German military into the “strongest conventional army in Europe,”<\/em> while continuing to prop up Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Germany’s economy saw two years of recession in 2023 and 2024, and a period of near-stagnation in 2025.<\/p>\n

Last December, the country’s central bank warned that Germany is on track to post its largest budget deficit since reunification in 1990, citing a ramp up in military expenditure and continued financial support to Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said last year that “with their current leaders, modern Germany and the rest of Europe are transforming into a Fourth Reich.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boris Pistorius has urged his compatriots to \u201cstand up for democracy\u201d at home and abroad, saying that costly support for Ukraine must continue Germans should adopt a tough stance against “enemies of democracy” at home and uncomplainingly embrace the continuation of costly aid for Ukraine, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has…<\/p>\n

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