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Fabian Nicolay: „Scholz ist seit drei Jahren der Ampelchef, er hat es „verbockt“, er hat uns währenddessen seine Führungsunfähigkeit zur Genüge demonstriert. Er sollte also die „Gunst der Stunde“ nutzen, Deutschland an dieser markanten geschichtlichen Klippe tatsächlich zu dienen, wie er es immer vollmundig beteuert: nämlich mit seinem sofortigen Rücktritt, mit der Entlassung seiner Regierung und dem demütigen Eingeständnis seines Scheiterns endlich den „Run“ auf die Abbruchkante abzubiegen und das Land seelisch-moralisch aber auch wirtschaftlich nicht abstürzen zu lassen. Es sind die Entscheidungen der Ampel, der Wahnwitz einer kopflosen Energiepolitik, die ideologische Verstiegenheit linksgrüner Weltverbesserung, die unser Land ins Chaos zu stürzen drohen, nicht Christian Lindner persönlich. Es sind die Scholz‘ und Habeck’schen Wolkenkuckucksheime, die Deutschland ruinieren, nicht die späte Einsicht der FDP, man müsse retten, was noch zu retten ist. Es ist symptomatisch für ihn und sein links-grünes Kollegium, dass diese Einsicht nicht möglich ist. Damit offenbart sich Olaf Scholz als das, was er Christian Lindner vorhalten will: Er gibt sich als Ideologe zu erkennen, der „parteipolitisch opportun taktiert“. Solche Betonköpfe, die nicht erkennen wollen, wie sie Deutschland durch ihre beharrlich uneinsichtige Anwesenheit in höchsten politischen Ämtern schaden, sind ein Albtraum und Trauma für unsere Gesellschaft, für unseren Wohlstand, für unsere Sicherheit. Deutschland muss sich dieser kadergeschulten „Eliten“ endlich durch Wahlen wirksam entledigen können. So schnell wie möglich, das haben offensichtlich nicht ganz uneigennützig die eigens kadergeschulten „Eliten“ der CDU erkannt und wollen sich dem Angebot des Kanzlers zur mitwirkenden Duldung einer Minderheitsregierung bisher verweigern. Hoffentlich. Ansonsten wird die CDU zum Steigbügelhalter einer siechen Regierung. (Man könnte es noch gehässiger ausdrücken, denn die derzeitige Regierung ist eigentlich das Ergebnis aus 16 Jahren Angela-Merkel-Personenkult.)… Um dieses Dilemma zu beseitigen, würden nicht einfach nur Neuwahlen helfen, sondern auch eine Reform des Parteiensystems und dessen Einflussnahme auf die Institutionen der Gewaltenteilung wäre vonnöten. Aber auch die grundlegende Reform des Wahlrechts als Abkehr vom Verhältniswahlrecht, das mediokre Parteizöglinge und inkompetente Systemgünstlinge über Länderwahllisten in unseren Parlaments- und Regierungsapparat spült, ist ein massives Hindernis für Exzellenz an der Spitze, wo heute Karrieristen mehr Chancen haben als Experten. Deutschland braucht wieder die Besten an der Spitze, nicht die schamlosesten Opportunisten, nicht die größten Kleingeister, nicht die moralisch überheblichen Schauspieler, Schulmeister, Schwätzer und Schmarotzer von sogenannter Staatsknete, alias Steuergeldern.“

It is great to see how in Germany the debate about how different policy choices for smokers should be scrutinised and evaluated on their results rather than on their prohibitionist credentials seems to be picking up. Only stubbornness can these days keep people blind to the public health progress achieved in countries such as Norway, or Sweden that contrary to Germany present some of the lowest smoking rates in the world.

15 Mar 15:45: (Me: ‘GERMAN 🇩🇪 GOVERNMENT DIVIDED’): KOMMENTAR VON PAUL RONZHEIMER: Dieser Ampel-Streit ist gefährlich Der Ampel-Streit um den Ukraine-Krieg sollte uns sorgen machen, kommentiert Paul Ronzheimer: Me: ‘WT*! Scholtz 🇩🇪’: Translation: ‘We have become accustomed to 🇩🇪 coalition squabbles. But the latest controversy must be of great concern to us. The government 🇩🇪 has shown that it is completely divided even on the most important issue of our time – the Ukraine 🇺🇦 war and the fight against Putin 🤮. Rolf Mützenich's speech is particularly worrying. For three reasons: Firstly, it is unique that the leader of the Chancellor's party is attacking the coalition partners on a question of war and peace. Mützenich does not do this without consulting the Chancellor. Secondly, Olaf Scholz does not want to say it himself, but his parliamentary group leader says it openly: he wants to "freeze" the war. In other words, the SPD wants to negotiate with Putin. Different from the ruling coalition, different from almost all our allies. Thirdly, the SPD denies it, but its election campaign with "peace chancellor" Scholz is in full swing. At the expense of Ukraine. And their own coalition. The way the government presents itself here is a risk to Germany's reputation in the world’: Thank you, Paul 🇩🇪:

#Democracy #in #trouble (???) or "just" what kind of politicians in charge (in the future)? #Hugh #problems need really new and better solutions outside of the actual political bubble. But which politician would like to risk his job or (way of) life for free. But maybe there is #no #other #chance !!! I think politicians need #more #alternatives and support and voters too. Burned #faces #are #burned for more than a week. Ask Mr. Spahn. Is this job easy? - No !!! But together and with new #unthinkable #alliances yet you can be stronger. #Try #something #new. #Carefully !!! There is (probably) no other chance and way back. ENTREPRENEUR SCHOOL COLOGNE >> Wir bieten Unternehmern ein Zuhause. Über Generationen. - And for people who really want to move and #improve #themselves and others.

Here we remark on the 'prudence' with which Chancellor Scholz operates. The German helicopter which was warned off by what has been reported variously to be a "Russian ship" and a "tanker operating illegally". It is necessary to clarify this mystery in the Bundestag: was it flying the flag of Russia, or was it a "dark fleet" tanker whose flag states are ones of convenience like Bolivia or Cook Islands? It behooves the German government to precisely identify the event and the participants, beyond just passing mention by the Foreign Minister at a NATO meeting, as was done this week. The event leaves the impression leaves the impression that the German military is frightened by a Bolivian tanker in waters near Germany. Even if the tanker was under a Russian flag the behaviour looks like the timorous pattern we see with the Philippines coast guard versus the Chinese navy off the Scarborough Shoal. Besides which tankers normally have limited anti-aircraft supplies. The German government needs to answer whether the helicopter operated according to NATO rules of engagement or German ones. Furthermore, in the shadow of the invasion by Russia of Ukraine (the reason for the Chancellor's prudence!) an outline of the German rules of engagement in Baltic waters is necessary so that they can be scrutinized by the Bundestag. https://lnkd.in/erDendZw

3 Nov 06:55: Video: More populist lies? This time in Germany 🇩🇪🇩🇪?: ‘The parliamentary group leader of the #FDP was a guest on the talk show #Lanz on ZDF on October 24. It was about the crisis at #Volkswagen and, as expected, as a representative of a #GesternKleber party with a disturbed relationship with business and science, he spread the usual false statements. !!️The problem: The density of false statements. In the excerpt, Mr. Dürr packs at least 14 blatant false statements in just 3 minutes of speaking time.!! ️ This goes on for the whole show. The density of nonsense is so high that the other people present Christina Kunkel, Herbert Diess and Stefan Bratzel, who are competent, hardly have a chance to correct the nonsense. What are the consequences? !!️Laymen cannot immediately grasp that Mr. Dürr's statements are false. There is always something that sticks. In !️some cases, the false statements are corrected by the other attendees. But it is not necessary for people to believe all this nonsense. It is enough for doubts to arise and these alone result in wrong decisions. !!️The #Klimatransformation of the economy is further delayed by the constant harping on dying technologies because there is no clear direction. !!️Customers are lured into making wrong decisions and thus fall into the cost trap. !!️The #Demokratie is endangered. We need debates that are controversial and tough, but as soon as they leave the factual space, you find yourself where the enemies of democracy are. !!️The #Fossil lobby, whose agenda the FDP is obviously implementing, can maintain its toxic business models for even longer, because there will always be people who fall for the #Desinformation. What you see in this show is what you call #FalseBalance. False statements and disinformation seem to be on the same level as competent statements. The communication strategy that the FDP is using there through Mr. Dürr was established in 2016 during Trump's election campaign by the right-wing extremist political consultant Steve Bannon "Flood the Zone with Shit". 🤦♀️ The density of #Falschaussagen and #Desinformation obscures facts. A false statement is out in seconds, while the correction takes minutes. And the other people present can't do that with the amount of nonsense. Dear talk editors of ARD and ZDF: Please only invite people to #Talk broadcasts who 1. really understand something of the topic to be discussed, and 2. who do not have a negative agenda and destroy our society and economy with their actions. The FDP and others, who are currently spreading the statements shown in the video en masse, are largely the cause of the current problems and not those that were before and are trying to solve them: https://lnkd.in/dZt5TCyb’: Thank you, Mario Buchinger 🇩🇪🇩🇪 … and Dr. László Nagy 🇩🇪🇩🇪:

Given that the Foundation stands for awareness of mental health and its destigmatization, I read this article with consternation, concern and trepidation: -  Regardless of the authors’ personal political views, it is difficult to connect them with the Foundation's purpose. -  The article is likely to fuel, rather than quell, the so-called “German Angst” at a time when public trust in politicians is at a low across the world. That trust is further eroded when facts are irresponsibly distorted. -  Political views can be subjective (biased), but science is objective. Denial of the role of human activity on climate change in the article goes against present scientific evidence and consensus. - Disappointingly, the article’s author, a prominent German psychiatrist, ignores the American Psychiatric Association’s Goldwater rule, which condemns remote diagnoses of mental health of public figures. Respect of this rule would be expected even if Germany’s psychiatric associations do not yet have similar guidelines in place (Smith et al 2023, Eur Psychiatry 66: e34). Public engagement in politics is vital – scientists must help shape public thinking and opinion by presenting facts.

Gute Analyse , Harald .

Time to be leaders

You raise a valid concern about the lack of media focus on issues that directly affect people's lives, like job losses, bankruptcies, and the economic pressures on companies. It’s striking how high-profile political and media stories often overshadow pressing economic matters. Why does the media tend to focus on sensational topics instead of critical issues like energy costs or corporate mismanagement? The disconnect between media coverage and the real challenges facing citizens is concerning. Could there be a more balanced approach to reporting, focusing equally on accountability and human impact? Why are financial and political decisions, like the Northvolt investment, not being discussed more openly in the context of public services like schools? What will it take for mainstream media to address these “everyday” issues that are often ignored? Is there a shift in the public’s media consumption habits that could push this change? #MediaAccountability #EconomicImpact #PublicFocus