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Analysis
SVP Fischer and SP Molina explain in Trump’s “arena” why they sometimes provoke
Three weeks before the US election, SRF’s “Arena” was about Donald Trump’s political style. Two young politicians explained why they sometimes provoke.
No framework agreement, no Crown and nothing from Switzerland’s political mills: the SRF “Arena” team around Sandro Brotz dared to address a topic that is on everyone’s lips on Friday for the weekly discussion broadcast, but not temporary nor geographically imposed. It was about the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the question of what his political style has to do with Switzerland.
Brotz tried almost everything to offer the audience on Friday night a discussion in front of television, from which something substantive could be drawn. He decided not to record the show, for once it was broadcast live. And he even had himself filmed in a Trump mask to seek the votes of viewers on Twitter and co.
Then came two gentlemen from the village (but more on that later). During the 75 minutes, the camera focused mainly on the four guests; To Brotz’s right were Zurich’s Senior Vice President Benjamin Fischer and former “BaZ” journalist Markus Somm. To his left were the CVP national councilor, Marianne Binder, and the SP national councilor, Fabián Molina.
At the beginning of the program, opinions were exchanged that almost seemed like a consensus. Yes, they heard that Trump was weird. The role of the media was addressed and it was agreed that the Trump “show” was a means to an end and that the political content behind it was much more important. The expressions of opinion that followed provided the audience with an unusually transparent view of the mechanisms through which parties want to express their views.
That also had something to do with the two guests Fischer and Molina. In previous years, you two were leaders of the young parties JSVP and Juso and you were able to reflect and soberly explain your own provocations.
The face-to-face conversation between Molina and Brotz was one such example. The former Juso Molina denied that he repeats the provocations of then today: “Yes, you know, I turned 30 this year. You may be too comfortable for that. “However, he quickly honestly admitted that it was the” message. “To convey this, you also have to provoke.
Former JSVP Fischer provided an equally transparent view of political work. He described the provocation as the “carrier” of the political message. He did not like the controversial SVP election poster Wurm. But this served the provocative purpose: “It was written that SVPs are bastards. At the bottom, Albert Rösti was able to clarify our positions. “It is like in business: even the best product is useless if it cannot be delivered to the” man “.
The role of the third man in the group was also notable. Markus Somm, who is a member of the FDP, once again introduced himself as a Trump declarer and political analyst close to the SVP. In this capacity, however, the journalist tended more toward a political activist.
He claimed that Trump’s policy was much more popular than he thinks. He scolded the American Democrats for being “more leftist than the Juso”, and that would also have an impact on the center politician Joe Biden. Somm also provided a few slightly critical and understanding words on Andreas Glarner’s “Arschlan” verbal derailment. Cleverly rhetorically, he turned the tables in seconds and bombarded Molina’s party and American Democrats with blanket criticism for no reason.
CVP’s national advisor, Binder, was also under Somm’s command. He caused laughter in the study when he questioned the Swiss relevance of a poll in which a high level of distrust of the population towards politicians was attested.
Binder was saved by remembering that people also have a high level of trust in political institutions. This has to do with the fact that Switzerland is not an opposition government and democracy.
However, he warned that this could change due to political poles. His call was: “Solution-oriented policies are needed!” And Somm? He took the hammer of cynicism according to the textbook and presented the CVP as a weak party, with this mocking argument he wanted to emphasize that he found mistrust in politics good.
People, represented by two elders in the audience, were of course also able to comment on this discussion. Of the two gentlemen, Hans Säuberli, a former physician born in 1938, attracted attention. He said he had always supported and defended Trump during the first two years in office. But that has changed now. Säuberli’s reason: “Leadership qualities do not appear in normal current, but in the crisis “.
