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Because something is never as it seems to be ...
The German public has been increased in recent years that the so-obvious democracy continues downhill. This feature not only once more the parties responsible for their politicians, it is widely regarded as known to act as political extremists or find them in the supposedly democratic party at least uncritically a shelter.
Now it is just about 60 years ago that the west of the former German Empire, the democracy in laboriously developed and internalized, these solid even as a part of the German Constitution. had learned in the year 1990, the German "Dictatorial" Republic (GDR) in the Federal Republic of Germany, whose citizens know over the years not a democracy. These people were today in a completely different system, without ever having previously received the chance to learn the actual content and values of a democracy sufficient to tomorrow.
today, you can often be quite believe because of the very questionable understanding of the German democracy, value-free fusion state, the Federal Republic of Germany was the GDR acceded to, and not vice versa, which include the still or again active on all sides ex-State Security (abbreviated: SS or secret police) in the German authorities would prove quite capable.
by the following examples we can see that in fact even with the "democrats" is never something as it seems, so there should be across the political landscape rather hardly a notable exception.
example: CDU / CSU
have repeatedly made about politicians in the CDU / CSU with anti-democratic statements, actions and even demonstrative nationalist close attention. Now it would be easy to substantiate this as only the anti-foreigner agitation, the advocated criminalizing minors and the well-known right-wing populist near Roland Koch, who was in turn claim as radical theorist of the legislature's dubious influence and yet so little seems to fit into a democratic party like a dung beetle in the pea soup. Because there is a large twin party, such as the CDU / CSU, obviously much more ultra right-wing men and women that are much less populist than just Roland Koch, and yet so many attentive citizens are (thankfully) not quite escaped.
What is going on in the "center party" as the Christian also like to call themselves?
How many nationalist and anti-democratic members surrender to that party under the guise of democracy as a sham operating Democrats a tryst? How many forever Yesterday and influential, active radical nationalists accommodate our supposedly democratic parties in their ranks? How many ex-members of State Security (Stasi) and informal employees (IM) of the GDR today highly paid consulting agreements in the "democratic" party system, while on flimsy grounds of the Interior Ministry in the establishment of a new surveillance state are involved?
Author Moritz Schroeder tried in 2007 at least one answer to the right-wing machinations to find and illuminated in his then recent article "right on the edge of the CDU" some interesting aspects and backgrounds, which should allow us to vote again this framework doubt that we actually have to deal with the major parties CDU / CSU with only reliable and flawless democrat.
But not only a far right or far left-aligned political party members here is of anti-democratic machinations of a supposedly democratic party and relegated to a part at most democratic Association whose responsibility under the Basic Law is equivalent to a parody. It must be because the CDU / CSU to put up the allegations, relevant and in context of their political responsibility, people have been mocking involved in the welfare cuts, which are anti-democratic and against the fundamental law in violation of excesses such as unemployment benefits range from basic illegal forced labor and have disregard for human dignity taken hold. That the opposition to democracy but actually led to existing articles of the Constitution simply to ignore (Article 1, Section 1 / Article 12, paragraph 1, 2 and 3 GG ff) seems have noticed a frightening way to no one, so we can also find a strongly clouded understanding of democracy among the population.
example: SPD
If the party members in the SPD in its route between too far left and far right have to decide is obvious that even the party of the democratic center has long since passed. What ultimately in the SPD at all as everything can be called "democratic", so some SPD supporters can at least since the "Hessen Ypsilantischen games" are scratching their heads. So we had the coalition and "tolerance" statement No clear and reliable line. In this way we had the back door for people despising and anti-democratic "left" left open. With so much internal party mismanagement and poor interpersonal manners, as has been practiced around on Kurt Beck or even approached Wolfgang Clement was born, which the SPD blunt the anti-democratic gag offered , it was finally only a matter of time until the members and voters of this flesh-tearing themselves turned away and set out on new party, and certainly not always democratic shores.
addition, finally, the Lie Steinmeier, whose Detection by peace researcher Hans-Joachim Giessmann the little fellow would have tasted and certified to the Social Democrats also huge credibility. A
also heavily involved in the devastating human dignity Hartz IV program is of course also be attributed to the SPD. The resulting clear forced labor, which was introduced after the workfare model over and under the moderate term "integration agreement" or "better" one-euro jobs "modern slavery and the whitewashing of the unemployment statistics, had added, in with democracy and loyalty to the constitution to do nothing. It is simply as a gigantic to evaluate welfare program for companies and authorities, and does knowingly (!) of the Basic Law. The many places constituted "labor camps" that are administered by the Job Center Galeerenzüchtigern destroy as official jobs, provide any reintegration assistance in a formal labor market and are also a professional paving the way for anti-democratic successor government. At present, therefore, a particularly good opportunity for all political extremists from the right and left, as "Robin Hood of modern times" and pose as advocates of the underprivileged and poor.
operates the meantime, the party election propaganda with almost overwhelming sounding for improvements and programs, their implementation during its government actually could have taken place long ago. So what should after the election in 2009 suddenly work better, what did not work before ?
example: FDP
"FDP" is actually a religious symbol for " F iliac D ivinae P rovidentiae" and means something like "Sons of Divine Providence." Although we are dealing not with a congregation of the Roman Catholic Church have to do it would be indeed a great experience, if the Divine Providence could perhaps even be in our democratic political landscape. But far from it. Probably because the biggest mistake the Liberals under Guido Westerwelle was from the outset, a coalition statement on behalf of the CDU / CSU to make. In particular, any real Democrats of the Hessian FDP are not sure can forgive it finds, friendly and uncompromisingly stood on the side of Roland Koch, without real and honest democracy should be allowed a chance. And this is in the divine providence of liberal Hessen sons had failed in every aspect.
In the broadest Sense can be said at such a hasty, unilateral decision not more of a democratic spirit, if not, in principle seems willing to provide other Democrats a possible cooperation in view. Where, but still the question of how liberal it is worth it if the government favors willingness of the Free Democrats but very one-sided orientation and thus a large potential voters knowingly encounters them in the head. Now, one should not necessarily assume that this contradicted the influence of old Nazis corresponds precisely to house, which after the war in the FDP found a warm place for themselves and instrumental in the design of this political party were and are.
But in this context was again reminded of the Freiburg theses whose five central argument is there:
- liberalism takes a stand for progress through reason
- liberalism takes a stand for human dignity through self-determination
- liberalism calls for reform of capitalism
- liberalism calls for the democratization of society
(!) - ; environmental protection takes precedence over profit and personal gain
Dear Mr. Westerwelle, just these five points are more relevant than ever before and were actually due to the current party platform, if only to give to the painting of a currently existing denazification to can (or want). exactly why but once you explain your constituents how you wanted to just put these arguments in today's working with a coalition CDU / CSU, if you have not taken leave in the meantime all of these efforts. In this way, we probably wait in vain for the sons of God Providence. Or was there something else?
example: Alliance 90/The Greens
green-yellow-blue visions do not necessarily come only to Brazilian conditions, but would possibly also in the black, red and gold flag of Germany revolution rather do well. Because a liberal-economic government constellation between FDP and Alliance 90/The Greens would probably have more intersections than is now commonly accepted. Areas of fiscal policy, the EU and domestic policy, environmental and climate protection are the outstanding political issues, in which both parties would most likely quickly agreed and could successfully cooperate. Even FDP federal board, MEP and Secretary General of the FDP Saar, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis here has in fact very similar visions. He even goes a step further and calls in a published strategy paper, the merger of the two parties. However, one should generally assume that all the then fascist character of the FDP would have to find a new home party, which would be both in the open-right just as well in the open-left camp quite possible. to form
similar intersections between the Greens and the CDU in Hamburg, who dared, after all, a coalition in Hamburg City Hall, there have not approximate Matches can achieve. Bad enough that the Greens repeated their voters this way, "made the Ole" by simply let himself be persuaded that their interests to the black end of Hamburg's CDU and thus were presented their supporters in the eco-backs. Now you must know this, that the Greens do not track nearly as radical procedures and requirements, as this was about the "Schill Party" or the Hamburg Ex-CDU party member Roger Kusch is the case, that the CDU mayor Ole von Beust pretty sure (s) had to fight extensively. This explains why of course, so at least the part of the Hamburger CDU "interesting parallels" were discovered, which has never before seen.
Actual parallels, however, exist between the Alliance 90/The Greens and the Liberals seem, however, to have been largely ignored.
A roughly capable of governing coalition the two parties will obviously require FDP and the Greens at a high number of votes and Wählermobiliserung. But why should this not lead to the Brazilian colors between a little eco-caipirinha and liberal-intensive Capoeira movement for genuinely democratic success, with which even the FDP could be democratized and not Guido the world journalists constantly admonish to have to have to speak German in Germany, as he seems even other languages, for nationalistic reasons, not to be powerful?
Maybe we will see it sometime, as passed, the green-yellow-blue whale is the break floods our Spree-Athens and formed into a huge carnival of the people and voters, while the former mainstream parties of the SPD and the CDU won the contract to pave the way for the celebrants and to spread democratic Euro-confetti. Gregor Gysi and Oskar Lafontaine would get as well-known extremist Volksbelustiger assigned course a major role and would the democratic and grassroots political doings of the "Muppets-box" as copies of Statler and Waldorf attend. Add to "blaspheme" they always have been enough, but no one had done it better. Could this perhaps be the return of the currently to be criticized for re-democratization of democracy or even the first step in a hoped Real democracy? An attempt would be worth at least.
remain Finally
speculation but still speculation and relieve any party of their responsibility and urgent tasks, in no case, however, of the Basic Law, enshrined democracy. are anti-democratic machinations, it clearly in every party, but it is the task for each one Democrat, expose them to appoint, to offer them no chance and no podium. Who can provide anti-democratic power to be a Democrat not only guilty, but risked government responsibility, credibility, authority and loyalty. It would be intolerable for democracy and does thus easily replaceable.
acute needs such as youth employment programs, free education courses from different fields, the re-introduction of the "educational television" in the morning would be here at least a very important Beginning. Perhaps then, youth, before the television cameras the concept of democracy can not (more) define soon the absolute exception and not the scary rule.
It is obvious that without dieserlei offers and opportunities to one or other unemployed and young people a bottle of beer is closer than the folk high school around the corner, that usually also paid courses from a minimum of subsistence in any case should not be debatable . The worst possible starting point for reaching the Education Republic of Germany, "where we have to have fully justified the impression that the homework first by those should be done in a hurry who want to bring us such a state education meaningfully.
The "Time only makes Kitsch", while the Clock unstoppable for us men turned on. That is why it is important to plan for the future and not look back. to innovate and introduce innovative ideas, which is so important to our future is, therefore, not to crash into the mists of times, or to pay homage to a standstill. We live in a country that deserves it promoted, to be by democratic and wise heads. You have a choice. And you responsibility. Therefore, you do Germany, Europe and the world a big favor: stay or be democratic! Because the threat is tangible, here and now.
Julien Germain
(Original Publication: July 15, 2009)
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