4.11.02022

Post photo: cycle path | © Shutterstock

Interests

There is no question that democracy is the best form of government to balance and reconcile different interests. And the more diverse societies become, the more complicated democracy becomes. It is probably for this reason that different models of democracy were developed very early on and, in most cases, direct democracy was abandoned.

Until a few years ago, democracy was friendly to most groups of people, especially those who were better off in society, since that was the easiest way to secure their own interests; if necessary, the necessary votes have been bought.

Meanwhile, it seems that some established and socially better off groups are slowly but surely seeing their skins swimming away. Using the example of the US Republicans (Hans Müller writes about it regularly here on the weblog), we can now see how they, after not being able to adapt their US democracy in the way they feel it needs to be able to protect their interests, are slowly but surely turning away from democracy. Republican senators are now circling the United States telling their constituents that the USA is a republic but not a democracy! And the US Democrats are actually enemies of the state - at least in my opinion it can't get any more crazy!

And so we in Germany can still be happy when our oligarchs let us know through their media that those who vote differently than they expected are simply "sick" or "currently unwell".

Bike paths

Actually not my topic either, because I haven't found a map of Heilbronn's cycle paths to this day and I haven't ridden a bike for a long time. A dead and a seriously injured classmate as well as my own bicycle accident hit me very early discouraged cycling. Subsequent attempts outside of Heilbronn were no longer able to make cycling appealing to me.

And so I keep hearing about how catastrophic Heilbronn bike paths still are today - which is no excuse for pedestrians being hit or run over on the sidewalk or even in the pedestrian zone.

But yesterday I marveled at such a cycle path, namely the cycle path coming from Knorr via the employment office to the Südstraße intersection. Even if you want to understand that, you can't! Not to mention that you can drive there without bothering pedestrians, let alone strollers.

But other citizens have already noticed this before me, e.g. B. 2017 dr Ulrich Bauman, who even Suggestions for improving cycling in Heilbronn has made.

Perhaps it would be good if the Heilbronn city administration first gave some sensible thought to cycle paths, recorded them on a map and checked whether the whole thing then really made sense. And this coherent concept could also be implemented afterwards, for the benefit of everyone in Heilbronn, whether on foot, by car or by bike.

Disturbing

I had made up my mind not to write anything about this German relic of compulsory membership called "Industrie und Handelskammer", but now the Heilbronn court reporter has decided to do so Uwe Ralf Heer incensed that apparently some of the Heilbronn forced members voted differently than the local oligarchs had actually intended.

“Now you can and must have doubts about some voters. But you can also see it like this: the IHK Heilbronn-Franken is no longer perceived as an important voice and body.”

Uwe RAlf Heer, voice of Heilbronn (November 4.11.2022, 25: XNUMX)

The way I see it, unlike us Heilbronners, who vote for everything that is put in front of them "by the authorities", some Heilbronner IHK compulsory members have simply made use of their right to vote.

I didn't vote at first because I have something against compulsory membership in principle, but I certify that the supposed "wrong voters" have good common sense and pay them my respect.

Disturbing the conclusion of Uwe Ralf Heer, which at least in the IHK Heilbronn-Franken free and secret elections "should actually be impossible."

Take care

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