A greatcoat worn by the senior US border patrol official Gregory Bovino, who has spearheaded aggressive immigration operations across the country, has raised eyebrows in German media with some commentators saying it resembled a fascist aesthetic.
Bovino has been an increasingly recognisable figure during the raids in Minneapolis for the brass-buttoned, calf-length olive green coat, which is unlike the fatigues and body armor worn by many of the federal agents.
Along with his close-shorn haircut, the media organization Der Spiegel suggested in a video feature that Bovino’s look recalled that of a Nazi officer.
Dear Germany, how’d you get corporate money out of your government?
We didn’t, and it isn’t even necessarily our own corporations’ money.
It’s simple actually. “Money donations” are not “freedom of expression” like in the US, there are very limited amounts that individuals may donate to political parties, anything above is corruption. This is the general rule across Europe. You don’t want your democracy for sale, you don’t allow it to be bought.
Yes, it’s like that now. But what did you do to get there? While corruption was rampant in Germany and there was practically a marriage between corporations and government.