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The right to drown Mumpitz
Today in Berlin, thousands of people want to demonstrate against something with Corona. You really don’t know. The reasons for crossing the street in a fury are obviously diverse.
The Berlin Senate really wanted to avoid the demonstration. The administrative court overturned the ban on Friday at lunchtime, but declared that the minimum distance between participants must be respected. The police then filed a complaint again with the Higher Administrative Court and at the same time prepared for the operation.
Whether the attempt by Berlin politicians to ban the rally was strategically smart is a legitimate question. From a human point of view, the ban was imperative. Those who, these days, with a difficult Corona autumn imminent, like many participants, take to the streets with the announcement “We are demonstrating, but we do not wear a mask and we do not adhere to the rules of distance”, behave in an antisocial way and not solidarity. But the freedom to demonstrate also applies to egomaniacs who do not care about the fate of older and weaker citizens.
On Monday I wrote at this point that I was very upset about the cancellation of the Hanau rally last Saturday, which was supposed to commemorate the victim of a right-wing extremist killer. Because I am firmly convinced that the right to demonstrate must also apply in times of pandemic. Why am I upset again now?
No, it is not about whether you are comfortable with political goals or not. Everyone has the right to take advantage of garbage, provided they do not endanger others. In times of pandemic, it is important that the organizers of a demonstration agree to abide by and enforce the rules and precautionary measures, as was the case in Hanau. Or if the reason for the demonstration goes against these rules and precautionary measures. It is the key difference. That’s why they should have demonstrated in Hanau a week ago. And better not today in Berlin.
Now, however, thousands of people will protest against the supposed dictatorship of Corona in Germany. And that is a reassuring observation: the dictatorship cannot be that far away. A dictatorship that allows the courts to grant protesters the right to demonstrate would be a dictatorship of absolute beginners.
When the cold rooms of New York had no place for more and more corpses, some American friends from Germany wanted to help in the biggest corona emergency. (Read the full story here.) The members of “Atlantik-Brücke” wanted to send 50 fans as a donation. The association has set itself the goal of cultivating German-American friendship.
“After World War II, the United States helped Germany with aid packages and cherry bombers,” says Sigmar Gabriel, former president of the SPD and current president of the association. “The idea was to give back some of this help, if only with a modest contribution.” It was about “symbolically reactivating the airlift in the opposite direction.”
Some time later, the one and a half million euro devices were actually ready for export. The governors of New York and New Jersey were already delighted. The only thing missing was Washington’s approval. But no help was needed at the White House. There was no shortage of fans, he said. Perhaps another country would be a more suitable recipient.
In fact, in the meantime, the US had made its own efforts to produce fans. So was it no longer necessary? Sigmar Gabriel has a different suspicion: “There was probably concern in Washington that a strong America suddenly seemed to need help.”
The cabaret artist Dieter Nuhr has become one of the most stimulating figures in the republic in recent months. Hardly anyone was seen more frequently with shit storms on social media. He has achieved this status, among other things, with limited amusing malice about climate activist Greta Thunberg or his doubts about some measures to combat the crown.
In an exciting interview with my colleague Wolfgang Höbel, Nuhr now defends himself against the accusation of being a right-wing cabaret artist.
“The moment I deconstruct a position from the left, the applause often comes from the right. However, the moment I deconstruct a position from the right, the applause still doesn’t come from the left. It’s funny.” Nuhr says. “After all, I almost always manage to insult all parties. I always immediately show AfD voters who want to adhere to my prayers what I think of them, that is, nothing. Nothing is further from me than popular thinking. . “
Nuhr says the polarization of recent months has complicated the wording of his auction. He sees the danger of trying to avoid applause from the wrong side while writing. “That makes you nervous. Of course, I do not want to make jokes that could lead to the accusation that they play in the hands of the right. However, sadly, every joke that is not made about rights plays in the hands of the right. “.
The outrage of many leftists over Dieter Nuhr actually has strange characteristics. You don’t have to be a fan of him. But whoever demands to be banned from appearing is acting more dangerous than Nuhr’s pranks. A little more calm would be nice. Nuhr at least tries when he says, “The situation is confusing, but not hopeless.”
The winner of the day is …
… Katja Kipping. The leader of the left announced yesterday that she would not run for the presidency again at the party conference in Erfurt in late October. After eight years in office, the 42-year-old is done. Of course, those eight weren’t exactly a golden age for your party. And Kipping himself, through a sometimes dogged power struggle with rival Sahra Wagenknecht, contributed to the fact that the content of his party was not always in the foreground. But how he says goodbye has style. No resentment, no bitterness. The new time moves with him.
