Germany’s economic engine is sputtering, and the numbers don’t lie. Factory orders plummeted a jaw-dropping 7% month-over-month in January, shattering expectations of a modest 2.5% dip. Meanwhile, the HCOB Germany Construction PMI sank to 41.2 in February, down from January’s 42.5, signaling a relentless nosedive in activity. Builders are twiddling their thumbs, staring at empty order books as the sector bleeds out.

What’s the grand plan to patch this gaping wound? Apparently, it’s to pivot to the one industry that never sleeps: war. Across Germany and its European “allies,” there’s a quiet scramble to stuff idle factories with the clatter of weapons production. Blow it up, build it again—rinse, repeat. It’s the twisted dream of Keynesian hacks and fiat-peddling economists who see salvation in smoke and shrapnel. War doesn’t just prop up GDP; it’s the lifeblood of a system too cynical to innovate its way out of a ditch.

The data screams decline, but the chatter hints at something darker. Is this a slump—or a setup? Either way, the gears are grinding, and they’re not churning out peace.