Germany

> *"Deutschland, Deutchland über alles."*
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—First line of *Deutschlandlied*, national anthem of Germany

In Modern Powers, Crushric runs the Federal German Republic.

Germany is the foremost power of all Europe, with a population of 80.6 million strong, a powerful army, and its economy is the backbone on the European Union. By most accounts, it is the de facto leader of the EU. Yet, for all of this, Germany finds itself in a deeply shaky internal position as a result of mass Muslim immigration, and the ensuring rise of the populist extreme right.

Germany's future remains deeply uncertain, finding itself at the mercy of conflicting political powers who vie for the vote of the average citizen.

Crushric keeps his official notes here.

## Politics

Germany is a federal parliamentary republic, ruled by a Chancellor. There is likewise a President, who nominates a Chancellor after each Germany Federal Election. Elections are held every 4 years on September 22nd. While the system is mostly first past the post, there are some proportional aspects thereto. Any party must have at least 5% of the national vote (or about 3 million people) in order to quality for seats on the *Bundestag* (Federal Diet). Parties compete for the 630 seats in the Bundestag.

There are nine major political parties in Germany. They are as follows:

Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) — Center right party. Stand for Christian Democracy. They are very pro-immigrant. Many see them as American Pawns.

Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) — Center-left party. They are Social Democrats. They are very pro-immigrant. Many see them as American patsies unwilling to fight for German interests. Maximilian Rosenthal leads them, who is now the Chancellor. He was Germany's very first Jewish Chancellor.

Bavarian People's Party (BVP) — Lead by Hartmut Glöckner, they are fairly right wing Bavarian nationalists who wish for an independent Bavaria state in the EU. They have some monarchist leanings. They used to be the "Christian Democratic Union in Bavaria" before officially splitting with Chancellor Angela Merkel over allegation of the former Chancellor having betrayed Germany

Grüne (GRÜNE) — The Greens. Now led entirely by Simone Peters, they started out as a leftist environmental party, but after recent events, have been moving more central. They still are very pro-environment, but they've taken up pro-nationalist and anti-immigrant policies as of late—both whereof are incredibly populist and part of the current *Zeitgeist*.

Die Linke (LINKE) — The Left. They are led by Bernd Riexinger They are pro-Democratic Socialism, pro left wing populism, generally pro-immigrant, have mixed feelings on the EU and NATO, are generally anti-military, and are anti-nationalist.

Spartakusbund (SKB) — Lead by Eberhard von Eisendorf, they broke off from the SPD in order to form a far more nationalistic, pro-German version of their old party. They are pro-welfare for Germans, pro-Social Democracy, anti-American, anti-immigrant, anti-EU. Their policies on the military vary from one politicians to another, but are generally in favor of the armed forces and a strong Germany.

Die Republikaner (REP) — Alois Schlierer leads them. Many see them as the alternative for the CDU, for the Republicans hold themselves to be actually conservatives. Despite their incredibly small numbers, they managed to get 10 seats on the 21st Bundestag. They are pro-German, pro-military, pro-conservative, eurosceptic, and anti-immigrant.

Zentrum (ZENTRUM) — The Center Party, which is the single oldest party in all of Germany. They have recently made a comeback under their new leader, Gunter Dittmarr, and now are capable of taking seats in the Bundestag. They are pro-Christian Democracy, pro-conservative, generally anti-military, have mixed feelings on the EU, and mixed feelings on immigrants.

Deutschnationale Volkspartei (DNVP) — Gustav Steiner, a man born with the devil's own charisma, leads them. Under Steiner's ability to influence, the party has forced itself into German politics and is now the terror of the international world. The DNVP stands for National Socialism. They are pro-German, pro-National Socialism, pro-freedom, pro-military, pro-environment, anti-Marxist, anti-American, and anti-immigrant. They have many moderates amongst their ranks owing to their assimilation of the AfD (Alternative for Germany) party at the end of 2028.

After the 21st Federal Elections, the Bundestag looks like this:

CDU: 190 seats

SPD): 220 seats

BVP: 20 seats

Grüne: 60 seats

LINKE: 70 seats

DNVP: 40 seats

SKB: 20 seats

REP: 10 seats

## ***Military***

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundeswehr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_modern\_equipment\_of\_the\_German\_Army#Vehicles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_active\_German\_Navy\_ships

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German\_Air\_Force#Aircraft\_inventory

## Characters of Interest

Crushric plays the game a bit differently than anyone else. His method is not play as the nation per say, but as an ensemble cast of important characters. People whose names are linked are people in real life, all others exist purely in the game. Here is a short (IE, incomplete) list of them:

**DNVP**

Gustav Steiner — leader and face of the DNVP. Born June 7th, 1996. He's charismatic as the Devil, keeps very good record, ensures that his nose is clean. He's a little paranoid about the government making up something about him in order to take him down, so he ensures to keep his record of his going ons and people around him. His followers adore him as though we here a cult leader. He is the leading voice of the German right, a national hero to many, and public enemy #1 to others. He is 6'6", fit, with blue eyes and hair so blonde it's almost white. The man is no fool, and that together his his ability to speak has made him a massive important public figure. Steiner is wanted by the UN for organized crime, though Germany has steadfastly refused to hand him over.

Erik Falkenrath — Steiner's childhood best friend and, in some ways, Steiner's adopted little brother. Born May 14th, 1997. A bit wiry and shy, but insanely clever and good with money. If Steiner is the face and driving force of the DNVP, then Erik is its circulatory system. He keeps the taxes good, the organization spectacular, and the whole of the DNVP in good standing. He is 2nd in command of the DNVP, after Steiner

General Menno de Vries — a Frisian-German general and one-time leader of the AfD. Born August 19th, 1983. He is a more moderate leader in the DNVP. To many on the right, de Vries is a hero for refusing to use his troops to break up a peaceful protest in Munich during the German state of emergency. He let his party, the AfD, join up with the DNVP to form a united front to defeat the left. He is jolly, humorous, and a man of convictions; he belies in freedom, liberty, and the German nation.

Maria Gottlieb — The DNVP's head of propaganda and a damn fine one at that. Born January 7th, 2000. She used to be the PR head of the AfD before they joined up with the DNVP. Tall for a girl, she is blonde with storm-gray eyes, with a wit to match her looks. It came to pass that she was a childhood friend of Steiner's, and later his girlfriend. They broke up, but seem to have gotten back together after Maria got her job in the DNVP.

Michael von Höhenhaus — A former AfD poltician now running in Cologne, von Höhenhaus wishes to represent the true interest of both his city and
 his nation. Though not as gifted as Steiner, he is nevertheless a great debater, and has beaten many foes by arguing his way to victory in
public. He is known for being extremely eloquent, respectable, tall, strong, and likable. He is also one of the most anti-immigrant spokesman outside of Steiner. He is most famous for an attempted assassination attempt on his life during a live debate, where he heroically whooped the ass of his would-be assassin. Because of that, he is a local hero and celebrity in Cologne.

Nikolai Kraus — Leader of the *Westafrikagesellschaft* in Liberia, Kraus is a Volga German who came over to Germany and become fast friends with Steiner. He oversees all activities in Liberia and dedicates himself to keeping the German workers therein safe, as well as trying to turn a profit.

**SKB**

Eberhard von Eisendorf — A politician from Schleswig-Holstein with many friends. His hometown is Eisendorf, over in Rendsburg-Eckernförde. Has a pretty wife, a nice house, and is likable and jolly. He is a nationalistic socialist, and broke with the Social Democrats to form and lead the Spartacus League over his desire to see socialists actually stand for German interests, and not be pawns to foreign peoples and governments. Despite ostensibly being a leftist, he and his party get along well with Steiner and the DNVP.

**SPD**

Maximilian Rosenthal — An Ashkenazi Jew who leads the Social Democrats. He is a somewhat paranoid and a tad bit neurotic man who nevertheless is great at organizing. Handsome but not so tall, he tries to carry himself on image and reputation for working together with others to achieve his ends. He has more concern with public image than being effective. And while he took up Merkel's mantle of being pro-immigrant, he is perfectly willing to abandon his international obligations if it means holding power. However, the damage is done, and his part in the refugee crisis has earned his the ire of many Germans.

**CDU**

Angela Merkel — German ex-chancellor who ruled for twenty-one years, she is no longer in politics. After being accused of selling Germany out to the USA and UK by Steiner, and following the public's acceptance of the evidence, she lost the 21st Federal German Elections in 2026 to Rosenthal. After much harassment by those who see her as a traitor for beginning the migrant influx into Germany, she stepped out of politics and gave her position to Ursula von der Leyen.

Ursula von der Leyen — The new head of the CDU. Born 8 October 1958. A physician by profession, after Merkel's department and her losing of the elections, she was selected to take over the party due to her loyalty to the party, the ex-chancellor, and her "political instinct".

**BVP**

Hartmut Glöckner — The far-right leader of the Bavarian People's Party, his is responsible for the creation party from the ashes of the CSU of the party and its split from the CDU. He is an outspoken supporter for Bavarian Independence, or at least for Bavaria autonomy. While disliked outside of Bavaria, in his own Land, he is almost a hero.

**ZENTRUM**

Gunter Dittmar — Leader of the Zentrum. He is a moderate by his own accounts, but to others is more rightward than the CDU. He's clever, but not too outspoken. Nevertheeless, he was capable of growing his tiny party into a force capable of winning seats in the Federal Diet and dominating his their home Land of Rhineland-Palatine. He is a church-going Catholic.

**REP**

Alois Schlierer — Leader of the Republicans and son of their old leader. He moved the party's HQ to Bremen, where it enjoys great local success. He capitalized on the scandal of the CDU and Merkel to gain huge amounts of supporters and now has seats in the Federal Diet.

**GRÜNE**

Simone Peter — Leader of the party. Hailing from Saarland, she is a supporter of the Green agenda. But after terrorist attacks and other misery that Germans and the nation had to suffer, she and her party have gone anti-immigrant.

**LINKE**

Bernd Riexinger — Co-chair of the Linke party. He is utterly uninteresting.

Katja Kippings — The other co-Chair of the Linke party. She too is boring and has done nothing this whole game.

## ***Statistics***

**Quality of life:**

http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/germany/

**Healthcare:**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare\_in\_Germany

**Population and Demographics:**

80 Million

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics\_of\_Germany#Population

Religion in Germany (2008)

34.1% No religion

30.0% Roman Catholicism

29.9% Protestantism

4.0% Islam

1.6% Eastern Orthodoxy

0.2% Judaism

0.2% Buddhism

**Education:**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education\_in\_Germany

In Germany, an education system utilizing apprenticeship is in place, where those who won't go to a university can become an apprentice for whatever trade they want to join, such as a plumber or electrician.

**GDP and Economy:**

$46,268.64 per capita,

$3.73 trillion total.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy\_of\_Germany

"Germany is rich in timber, iron ore, potash, salt, uranium, nickel, copper and natural gas. Energy in Germany is sourced predominantly by fossil fuels (50%), followed by nuclear power second, then gas, wind, biomass (wood and biofuels), hydro and solar. Germany is the first major industrialized nation to commit to the renewable energy transition called Energiewende. Germany is the leading producer of wind turbines in the world.[25] Renewables now produce over 27% of electricity consumed in Germany."

EXPORTS MAP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy\_of\_Germany#/media/File:2012\_Germany\_Products\_Export\_Treemap.png