“The demonstrations show that our society is an open one”
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As of May 23, 2020 | Reading time: 2 minutes
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This is how politicians deal with conspiracy theorists
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Demonstrators publicly express their criticism of the government and its handling of the pandemic. The politicians deal with it differently – while Spahn warns of the AfD, Saxony’s Prime Minister Kretschmer dares to take to the streets.
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In contrast to many of his colleagues, President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Schäuble told WELT AM SONNTAG about the anti-corona protests in many German cities. However, Schäuble clearly criticizes Peter Altmaier and Olaf Scholz.
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Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) does not share concerns about the numerous demonstrations in different cities. In an interview with WELT AM SONNTAG, Schäuble said: “The demonstrations show that our society is open.” It is good if the desire to articulate, for example, to maintain freedom of expression.
“It cannot be prevented that such demonstrations sometimes involve people with absurd theories. Nobody is safe from the wrong side of the applause. However, I advise everyone who stands by our constitution to keep a distance from extremists so as not to become infected in one way or another. “
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For Schäuble, one thing is certain: Democracy was never at risk during the Corona restrictions. “The determination to fight the pandemic was combined with the conviction to uphold the principles of the free legal system and parliamentary democracy,” said Schäuble WELT AM SONNTAG.
In the interview, Schäuble also criticized the optimism of Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier in the current economic crisis as whitewashing. “I found it – let’s say – courageous that it was insured that every job would be preserved and no one would experience any losses,” said Schäuble WELT AM SONNTAG. “If the global economy collapses by up to ten percent, then the assumption is made that everything will happily go on as before.”
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It is irresponsible to say that all losses can be compensated for by state aid. “You have to say clearly: this crisis will affect us all. We have to make sure that the burdens are distributed fairly fairly and especially help those who suffer the most. But it is very clear: For many people, this crisis will bring considerable restrictions. “
The President of the Bundestag also criticized Finance Minister Olaf Scholz for his use of the word “Bazooka”. Schäuble said WELT AM SONNTAG: “When we introduced the term” bazooka “in the euro crisis, we didn’t want to use this giant weapon, but it served as a deterrent. Deterrence – by the way, also nuclear – is the alternative to war. In current usage, however, Bazooka seems to be a synonym for: spend the money with your hands. “
In the interview, Schäuble also criticized the delay in the introduction of the Corona app. Schäuble said: “Look at the misery of developing a corona app. I’m not an expert, but it takes me a bit long. We would have used the corona tracing app at the very beginning of the pandemic. And preferably a European one, of course. ”
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Source: WELT AM SONNTAG
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