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Nikolai Klimeniouk | Frankfurter Allgemeine
How German politicians make Putin's war possible – Russia and the West (last accessed on April 4.4.2024, 8.11 at XNUMX:XNUMX a.m.)
“Russia has been waging war against Ukraine and the West for ten years. Kremlin leader Putin wants to destroy our democracy. Many people don't want to understand that. Her motto: No matter how bad it is, keep it up. …
The actual decisions made by German politicians, the Minsk Agreements forced on Ukraine and, above all, the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, all followed these recommendations. It could not have been signaled more clearly to German society that democratic principles are negotiable and that human dignity is not taken so seriously. At least with the dignity of others, if one can easily expect Ukrainians to live in a tyranny instead of in a democracy, however imperfect. No matter how much public money you invest in promoting democracy and initiatives against the right, no political education is as effective as this hypocrisy. …
... whose 60 signatories included Russia lobbyists and the former Chancellor [Gerhard]Schröder, the former Federal President [Roman] duke, a whole series of ex-federal ministers and other former highest representatives of German democracy. …
Who should be surprised that people like Björn Höcke and Sahra Wagenknecht reach parts of the German electorate with their anti-NATO rhetoric, when even an ex-chancellor and high-ranking security officials portray the defense alliance as a fearsome threat. …
Chancellor [Olaf] Scholz with his Taurus rejection or SPD parliamentary group leader Rolf Mutzenich his proposal to freeze the war received applause from the AfD and BSW...
Actually, someone like [Frank Walter] Steinmeier In a well-functioning democracy, he should be brought before a parliamentary committee of inquiry because of his involvement in serious wrong decisions. Instead, he was elected Federal President in 2017...
According to studies by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Bertelsmann Foundation from 2023, around half of Germans are dissatisfied with democracy, and according to an Allensbach survey from 2022, 31 percent believe they live in a pseudo-democracy. Obviously, a democracy that cannot properly differentiate itself from a despotism does not seem particularly convincing.”
Very readable analysis by Nikolai Klimeniouk. It confirms what I have been writing about our politics for years.
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