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Because it’s not too late for us
The (horror) clown dances to election victory. A picture that could hardly be more bizarre. Donald Trump was able to win decisive votes in the US election.
Photo: picture alliance / REUTERS | Carlos Barria
07.11.2024 / COMMENT –
I lost a bet. Your loss hurts me more than any lost bet before. Donald Trump won the election. A piece of news that caught me off guard on Wednesday morning, despite the consistently tight election forecasts. How can a country elect such a (horror) clown? What does this mean for democracy, the world – and for us in Germany?
A convicted criminal will now head the world’s oldest democracy. He is a misogynist, racist and populist. Actually, I can’t think of a disreputable word that doesn’t suit him. The future president even paraphrases passages from Adolf Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf.” Of course he denies that. He never read the book. However, the similarity of the quotes cannot be ignored. Then you might think: Oh, that’s just the Americans. That would never happen with us. Really? REALLY??
An American problem?
In Germany, according to ARD-DeutschlandTREND (infratest dimap, October 31, 2024), only eleven percent chose Trump. That gives hope. The AfD continues to remain below 20 percent in various surveys in Germany. This also allows for further optimism. Maybe it’s an American problem after all? Is everything comparatively OK in Germany?
Mantra-like repetitions and exhilaration
Markus Söder is happy. Trump’s election success: one more reason for him to call for new elections in Germany. Trump’s success creates a jubilant mood among the AfD chairwoman: “This election could also be a role model for Germany,” said Alice Weidel on Deutschlandfunk. Others remain more reserved, repeating like a mantra: “The USA is our most important partner.” But what do we learn from the horror result?
What our republic needs now, what it has needed for a long time, is an end to pandering to AfD voters. A departure from show politics. A move away from populism. If CDU leader Friedrich Merz assumes that the traffic light is senseless, rushes and rushes even more, then he is damaging trust in our state. This plays right into the hands of right-wing subversives. The same also applies to FDP leader Christian Lindner, who accuses his traffic light partners of a “culture war” against cars. Many other examples across the party spectrum can be found.
Doom prophecies destroy our prosperity
Anyone who repeatedly prophesies the German downfall is manifesting it. Uncertainty in companies has a direct impact on their investments and thus our prosperity. Who wants to put money into a doomed location? And of course the traffic light government must face the accusation of having made policies that ignore the people. This is shown by the parties’ catastrophic poll numbers. Some of it was certainly just bad policy. Some of it was unpopular, but it was right. Other things sold incredibly poorly. And the biggest indictment is the constant quarrels that are brought to the outside world.
Enough arguments: discussions that bring solutions are needed
Instead, solutions are needed. Of course, solutions require discussion. This is democracy. But a discussion requires arguments based on facts. Otherwise it is like an argument in a relationship that is doomed to break. Germany needs courage, a clear direction, a reliable policy. Otherwise we will soon have a horror clown in power, or even a real Nazi. That scares me.
I want to be an optimist. I want to believe that we will manage to counteract the shift to the right. I want to believe that we will manage to counter challenges like the current economic crisis. I want to believe that we can pull ourselves together for the good of everyone. That democracy wins. I believed that in this election too. I lost the bet. (A comment from O|N editor Moritz Bindewald) +++
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