With America in crisis, a reluctance in Germany to be ‘leader of the free world’

Germans have long viewed the United States as a protector of human rights and democracy around the globe, the undisputed leader of the free world.But many have recoiled in horror at America’s chaos in the last week since the killing of black man George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, which US president Donald Trump threatened to end with military force.The demonstrations have resonated in Germany, a deeply pacifist nation for which military force is anathema. Thousands have protested in front…

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