{"id":2198,"date":"2026-04-28T20:34:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternativeforimmigrants.org\/?p=2198"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:05:51","slug":"merz-and-weimers-zero-roi-on-trumps-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativeforimmigrants.org\/sv\/merz-and-weimers-zero-roi-on-trumps-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz och Weimers: Noll ROI p\u00e5 Trumps F\u00f6tter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Priset f\u00f6r Fj\u00e4sket<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medan den tyske f\u00f6rbundskanslern Friedrich Merz och den svenske EU-parlamentarikern Charlie Weimers spenderade det senaste \u00e5ret med att t\u00e4vla om vem som kunde slicka st\u00f6veln b\u00e4st, har r\u00e4kningen \u00e4ntligen kommit. Resultatet? Noll ROI. Trots fj\u00e4sket och de desperata f\u00f6rs\u00f6ken att k\u00f6pa sig en plats vid de vuxnas bord \u00e4r verkligheten tydlig: Trump har redan g\u00e5tt vidare. Medan Merz var upptagen med att vifta med f\u00f6delsebevis och Weimers signalerade sin lojalitet i Bryssel, planerades de bort ur bilden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">En Total F\u00f6rlust av V\u00e4rdighet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detta \u00e4r inte bara ett diplomatiskt misslyckande; det \u00e4r en total f\u00f6rlust av v\u00e4rdighet. Merz och Weimers ledde inte; de f\u00f6ljde efter. De f\u00f6rhandlade inte; de tiggde. Nu st\u00e5r de kvar i de giftiga \u00e5ngorna av en allians som inte ens vet vad de heter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Etablissemanget i Berlin och Stockholm trodde att underkastelse skulle k\u00f6pa dem s\u00e4kerhet. Ist\u00e4llet har det k\u00f6pt dem irrelevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AfI Alternativet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternative for Immigrants (AfI) \u00e4r den enda r\u00f6relsen som v\u00e4grar att kr\u00e4la. Vi investerar inte i d\u00f6ende imperier, och vi s\u00f6ker inte godk\u00e4nnande fr\u00e5n utl\u00e4ndska miljard\u00e4rer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medan Europas traditionella ledare k\u00e4mpar f\u00f6r att hitta en ny herre att tj\u00e4na, \u00e4r vi fokuserade p\u00e5 att bygga en framtid som tillh\u00f6r oss. De \u00e4r det f\u00f6rflutna; vi \u00e4r framtiden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83e\udd2e Merz och Weimers: Noll ROI p\u00e5 Trumps F\u00f6tter \ud83d\udcc9\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZDuZ2pKrA5A?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Price of Groveling While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers spent the last year competing to see who could kiss the boot the hardest, the bill has finally come due. The result? Zero ROI. Despite the groveling and the desperate attempts to buy a seat at the adult table, the reality [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Price of Groveling<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers spent the last year competing to see who could kiss the boot the hardest, the bill has finally come due. The result? Zero ROI. Despite the groveling and the desperate attempts to buy a seat at the adult table, the reality is clear: Trump has already moved on. While Merz was busy waving birth certificates and Weimers was signaling his loyalty in Brussels, they were being planned out of the picture.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Total Loss of Dignity<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This isn\u2019t just a failure of diplomacy; it\u2019s a total loss of dignity. Merz and Weimers didn\u2019t lead; they followed. They didn\u2019t negotiate; they begged. Now, they are left standing in the toxic fumes of an alliance that doesn\u2019t even know their names.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The establishment in Berlin and Stockholm thought that submission would buy them security. Instead, it has bought them irrelevance.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The AfI Alternative<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alternative for Immigrants (AfI) is the only movement that refuses to crawl. We don\u2019t invest in dying empires, and we don\u2019t seek approval from foreign billionaires.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the traditional leaders of Europe scramble to find a new master to serve, we are focused on building a future that belongs to us. 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