Giulio Mattioli

18, July #WirtschaftWackelt

Giulio Mattioli: When I point out the double standards...

When I point out the double standards in how Germany's exports and China's exports are covered, this is a typical response It's fair enough but raises the question: if China is such a dictatorship & enemy, why did Germany strive to export as much as possible to them for so long?

https://x.com/giulio_mattioli/status/2078425854166610086

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Giulio Mattioli

17, July #WirtschaftWackelt

Giulio Mattioli: If Germany were leading in electric...

If Germany were leading in electric vehicle exports, would we be pondering with concern about the "devastation" that that brings to other countries' industries and economies?

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Giulio Mattioli

16, July #TrendHysterie

Giulio Mattioli: Fascinating how Italy...

Fascinating how Italy is becoming the paragon of bad football: "You're even worse than Italy!" is the utmost offense these days 😂😱😂😂

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Giulio Mattioli

14, July #TrendHysterie

Giulio Mattioli: This is the best & worst thing...

This is the best & worst thing about football: for so many key decisions it's damned if you do damned if you don't. This maximizes the possibility for recrimination. Ultimately, *that's what the fans want* (they'll find it boring otherwise) but they don't often admit it.

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Giulio Mattioli

13, July #WirtschaftWackelt

Giulio Mattioli: What I remember from the 2010s...

What I remember from the 2010s is many arguing that a large trade surplus is proof of sound policymaking & industriousness & something all countries should aspire to (or suffer what they must) It would be good if we could use this crisis to revisit those assumptions a wee bit

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Giulio Mattioli

09, July #TrendHysterie

Giulio Mattioli: This is very interesting...

This is very interesting: France's railway is the most affected and Italy's the least affected by heatwaves. But read the fine print https://chuuchuu.com/heatwave

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Giulio Mattioli

08, July #TrendHysterie

Giulio Mattioli: This whole saga has exposed quite an interesting psychology...

This whole saga has exposed quite an interesting psychology: - winning is the most important thing - anything is allowed to win - redefine everything that stands in the way of winning as "unfair" and to be overturned - if you lose, argue you could have won if you had tried

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Giulio Mattioli

06, July #TrendHysterie

Giulio Mattioli: Another symptom of the Italianisation of Europe

Another symptom of the Italianisation of Europe: that famous Churchill quip about Italians ""losing wars as if they were football matches, and football matches as if they were wars" now applies to Europe

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Giulio Mattioli

02, July #Merzomat

Giulio Mattioli: Strikes me as a measure fully in the Berlusconi...

Strikes me as a measure fully in the Berlusconi / Meloni style of populism in that it's entirely symbolic stuff and it will either be ignored or circumvented or it will actually make the problem it tries to address worse.

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