Berlin. The FDP probably wanted to blow up the traffic lights with “Operation D-Day”. The choice of words is completely wrong. But the surprise was fake.
The Election campaign will be short and uncomfortable – and not just because it takes place in the cold and wet season. The SPD and FDP provide a foretaste. According to research by “Zeit” and the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the Liberals are said to have meticulously planned the traffic light break for weeks. Code name: “Operation D-Day”.
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You can imagine how the inventor of the word game walked through the hallways of the Hans Dietrich Genscher House laughing. The FDPwhich frees the country from the unpopular traffic light coalition – just like the Allies did in Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany in World War II. It’s just stupid when something like this becomes public. Because it goes without saying that it is a trivialization of the Nazi dictatorship, a historical outrage and evidence of the megalomania that prevails in parts of the FDP.
Supporting the state externally, party political internally – this is not exclusive to the FDP
Die SPD promptly used the through ball. “Responsibility as a foreign word, evil as a method,” said Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil. FDP leader Lindner was harshly attacked not only in the SPD, but also online. Tenor: The last bit of credibility has been lost. And Lindner himself? He reacted coolly. “Where’s the message?” he snapped.
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There are some messages. The choice of words of the project, the level of detail of the planning – and that FDP has a problem with moles who spread all this around. The surprise is still fake. Of course, the FDP leadership has prepared for scenarios. The ongoing provocations against the coalition partners have been clearly aimed at turning off the traffic lights for weeks. Appearing to support the state externally while pursuing tough party politics internally – that may seem disingenuous. But the FDP does not have this exclusively. It’s everyday political life.
