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In an emotional appeal, Chancellor Angela Merkel (66) addressed the Germans on Wednesday. The lock light is not enough. Therefore, the measures should be tightened. Because the number of new infections is now around 20,000 per day. The improvement is not in sight.
In the middle of the speech he suddenly became strong in the AfD parliamentary group. The party is against the restrictions of the crown. And then it comes to booing. In the middle of the speech, an AfD politician gets upset and yells: “It hasn’t been proven …”. It is not clear how the prayer continued. The rest drowned in protests and complaints from Corona skeptics. It was briefly noisy in the Bundestag.
There is nothing to shake with the facts
But Merkel did not bother and gave a counterattack. “I decided to study physics at the RDA (…) because I was pretty sure that many things can be canceled out, but not gravity, not the speed of light and other facts, and that will continue to apply.” Merkel said.
She believes in the power of the Enlightenment that made Europe what it is today. Particularly important is the belief that “there are scientific findings that are real and that it is best to stick with them.” Enough! Then there was nothing more to hear from Corona’s skeptical corner.
Public life should be paralyzed
In her speech, the Chancellor expressly supported the recommendations of the scientific organization Leopoldina the day before. Politicians would do well to “take really seriously” what science says.
The Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences called Tuesday to take advantage of the holidays and the turn of the year for a difficult closing. As a first step, children should no longer go to school from December 14, homework is possible. From December 24 to at least January 10, 2021, public life should be practically inactive throughout Germany, and shops, except for daily needs, should also close.
Chancellor defended the high level of new debt
Merkel stressed that mulled wine stands and waffle bakeries in some cities would not be compatible with the federal and state government partial closure agreements. And when science “practically begs us” to cut back the week before Christmas and visit grandparents, then think again about starting school holidays before December 19.
The chancellor defended the high new debt of almost 180 billion euros in the budget. In this special situation of the pandemic, the state must also take special measures. “And that’s what this house expresses.” (jmh / SDA)
