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[mainiac]

This sounds remarkably like Communist economics. The Trabi was an outdated piece of shit, but it was YOUR piece of crap.

The whole point of globalization is to figure out what you have a competitive advantage in and do that thing. Computer manufacturing is not Russia's competitive advantage. (computer hacking, on the other hand...)

1) Comparative advantage not competitive advantage.
2) A drive pulls into a service station in a Trabant.  The driver gets out and asks the attendant "Can I get a windshield wiper for this Trabant?"  The attendant ponders the question and gives the car a close inspection.  Finally the attendant comes to a decision "Okay, it's a trade".

[RedKing]

This sounds remarkably like Communist economics. The Trabi was an outdated piece of shit, but it was YOUR piece of crap.

The whole point of globalization is to figure out what you have a competitive advantage in and do that thing. Computer manufacturing is not Russia's competitive advantage. (computer hacking, on the other hand...)

1) Comparative advantage not competitive advantage.
2) A drive pulls into a service station in a Trabant.  The driver gets out and asks the attendant "Can I get a windshield wiper for this Trabant?"  The attendant ponders the question and gives the car a close inspection.  Finally the attendant comes to a decision "Okay, it's a trade".

1) Thank you. It's been a few years since my IPE classes.
2) LOL

[Helgoland]

Oh, Trabi jokes are a whole genre. And pretty funny! I'll refrain from posting any though since I'm afraid Ant will come to Bonn and kill me if I do

[Zrk2]

Oh, please. I love car jokes.

[SirQuiamus]

According to urban legend, Trabants had the tendency to get soggy in rainy weather, and they sometimes got eaten by goats and other barnyard animals.

[Helgoland]

Why do so many Ossis have a skateboard?

Well, sometimes it happens that you forget your Trabi in the rain...

* Helgoland starts demolishing the Rhine bridges

[RedKing]

And with a single off-hand comment, an American Internet poster started a process that would lead to the de-unification of Germany by 2017.

[SirQuiamus]

Sadly, most of the Trabi jokes (and car jokes in general) that turn up on Google are just stale snowclones that have been applied to every Eastern-bloc vehicle in existence.

Fer ex:

Q: How do you double the value of a [Insert any brand from Dacia to Wartburg]?
A: Fill up the tank.

Haw haw, never heard that one before.

[Helgoland]

And with a single off-hand comment, an American Internet poster started a process that would lead to the de-unification of Germany by 2017.

Good riddance! They can have Berlin, Bonn is the more appropriate seat of government anyway. Much less suitable for dreaming of being a great power. And maybe, just maybe, we'll zombify Adenauer and have him be our chancellor for unlifetime.

[Frumple]

Please get him an actual name instead of vowel vomit when you do.

[LordSlowpoke]

tbh any country containing berlin but not at the same time münchen should be required by international law to be called prussia

just for the shits of it

[Sheb]

Maybe we could mate him with a Czech to dilute the vowels?

[SirQuiamus]

And with a single off-hand comment, an American Internet poster started a process that would lead to the de-unification of Germany by 2017.

Good riddance! They can have Berlin, Bonn is the more appropriate seat of government anyway. Much less suitable for dreaming of being a great power. And maybe, just maybe, we'll zombify Adenauer and have him be our chancellor for unlifetime.

You short-sighted fools! Why didn't you embalm Adenauer's body while you had the chance? Who's going to fight Zombie Lenin if not Der Alte?

[Helgoland]

"Must crush Capitalism! Rarrrrr!"

"Not so fast!" *cocks a G1 and takes aim*

tbh any country containing berlin but not at the same time münchen should be required by international law to be called prussia

just for the shits of it

Well, the GDR troops did use the Stechschritt...

[LordSlowpoke]

i'm going to need to be reminded why this is not as often seen as it previously was

and no stacheman is not an excuse

the ministry of silly walks must thrive