@jjpamsterdam i believe this is just why some people have this rose-tinted view of her.
Germans are afraid of change - unless they have been exposed to actual cultural exchange (No, ten days Ballermann doesn’t count) - and call it stability in order to give it a positive twist.
Merkel gave them/us just that - inertia.
@atcorebcor “rent-seeking”? Show me One politician who pays rent.