s/ungrateful/unappreciative/. You could say that some don't appreciate the changes that the region has gone through. Gratitude is a term you would use for things like gifts. You can, however, appreciate a good business relationship.
The colonies bit you wrote was out of place. It sounds like you're saying "either be a colony, or get out".
Calling the refusal to take in so-called refugees racist is inappropriate. I think you should do yourself the favor and delve into that subject a bit more instead of passively accepting certain ignorant narratives. The migrant crisis is a huge stain on Merkel's record, a demonstration of massive incompetence and blindness. Most migrants weren't even from Syria or affected areas. Also, note that no one seemed to notice how countries like Poland took in more than 1 million refugees from Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country. Germany took in practically no one.
W.r.t. solidarity, Germany has a spotty record where solidarity is concerned. Consider how Germany has refused the building of Nordstream gas pipelines through central/eastern Europe from Russia, instead opting to have them run through the Baltic at greater expense. This allows Russia to cut gas supplies to central/eastern Europe without affecting Germany. Russia, as we have seen time and again, does not hesitate to use energy supplies as a tool of political pressure.
I think that while central/eastern Europe should recognize the massive changes their markets have undergone, it does not negate the other realities that are at play.
The colonies bit you wrote was out of place. It sounds like you're saying "either be a colony, or get out".
Calling the refusal to take in so-called refugees racist is inappropriate. I think you should do yourself the favor and delve into that subject a bit more instead of passively accepting certain ignorant narratives. The migrant crisis is a huge stain on Merkel's record, a demonstration of massive incompetence and blindness. Most migrants weren't even from Syria or affected areas. Also, note that no one seemed to notice how countries like Poland took in more than 1 million refugees from Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country. Germany took in practically no one.
W.r.t. solidarity, Germany has a spotty record where solidarity is concerned. Consider how Germany has refused the building of Nordstream gas pipelines through central/eastern Europe from Russia, instead opting to have them run through the Baltic at greater expense. This allows Russia to cut gas supplies to central/eastern Europe without affecting Germany. Russia, as we have seen time and again, does not hesitate to use energy supplies as a tool of political pressure.
I think that while central/eastern Europe should recognize the massive changes their markets have undergone, it does not negate the other realities that are at play.