Niklas Kloepfer

[Niklas Kloepfer @NKloepfer]

@labour_history Still remember exactly where I was. What a game….

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#usmnt looking peak Brazil!! Should be a good WC 26….

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Well done @TommyFleetwood1 Amazing result - no one deserved it more this week

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Come on @TommyFleetwood1

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@KonstantinKisin Very accurate and a great summary

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For my British and European friends who are "shocked" and "surprised", here are 10 reasons you didn't see this coming.

Read this short post and then read the replies from our American friends who will confirm what I'm saying.

1. Americans love their country and want it to be the best in the world. America is a nation of people who conquered a continent. They love strength. They love winning. Any leader who appeals to that has an automatic advantage.

2. Unlike Europeans, Americans have not accepted managed decline. They don't have Net Zero here, they believe in producing their own energy and making it as cheap as possible because they know that their prosperity depends on it.

3. Prices for most basic goods in the US have increased rapidly and are sky high. What the official statistics say about inflation and the reality of people's lives are not the same.

4. Unlike you, Americans do not believe in socialism. They believe in meritocracy. They don't care about the super rich being super rich because they know that they live in a country where being super rich is available to anyone with the talent and drive to make it. They don't resent success, they celebrate it.

5. Americans are the most pro-immigration people in the world. Read that again. Seriously, read it again. Americans love an immigrant success story. They want more talented immigrants to come to America. But they refuse to accept people coming illegally. They believe in having a border.

6. Americans are sensitive about racial issues and their country's imperfect history. They believe that those who are disadvantaged by the circumstances of their birth should be given the opportunity to succeed. What they reject, however, is the idea that in order to address the errors of the past new errors must be made. DEI is racist. They know it and they reject it precisely because they are not racist.

7. Americans are the most philosemitic nation on earth. October 7 and the pro-Hamas left's reaction shocked them to their very core because, among other things, they remember what 9/11 was like and they know jihad when they see it.

8. Americans are extremely practical people. They care about what works, not what sounds good. In Europe, we produce great writers and intellectuals. In America they produce (and attract) great engineers, businessmen and investors. Because of this, they care less about Trump's rhetoric than you do and more about his policies than you do.

9. Americans are deeply optimistic people. They hate negativity. The woke view of American history as a series of evils for which they must eternally apologise is utterly abhorrent to them. They believe in moving forward together, not endlessly obsessing about the past.

10. America is a country whose founding story is one of resistance to government overreach. They loathe unnecessary restrictions, regulations and control. They understand that freedom comes with the price of self-reliance and they pay it gladly.

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Time to shine @DFB_Team! Have a good feeling about 2024…

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Police in this country???? #freescottie

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@robertfalzon @atomico Or maybe the companies just aren’t worth as much as people thought…

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Let’s go @DFB_Team_EN

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@robertfalzon Hmm - but is he (best player in the world)??? Jude Bellingham looked pretty handy….

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@TheEconomist Disagree - to win the World Cup a team will have to overcome numerous challenging situations/being outplayed in stretches - a coach will have played a serious part in doing that. Look at Argentina / Saudi Arabia earlier today - you can’t tell me coaching didn’t have an impact!!

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@Bandrew To be fair, @Bandrew your portfolio looks a little too growth orientated for someone who works on the VC side of things. You need some good old industrials names 😂

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@GCTigerTracker One of the best accounts on Twitter & golf tournaments won’t be the same without the coverage! Thank you for the memories!

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@LMPS519 That looks like a great day out!

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Your drivers have no idea where to go. Pathetic customer service

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@Uber_NYC Lga pick up (terminal c&d) is the worst service ever!!!

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Come on #DFB_Team let’s do this!!!

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@lysrich @AirEuropa Terrible customer service by @AirEuropa. Let’s hope they find the bike again. Good luck @lysrich - rooting for you!

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@Delta Go @delta - great work! Proud to have Platinum status!