16th September 2009 "Yes we yawn," "Duet, but no match" or "And the winner is: Stone Merkel," commented media and bloggers to TV duel Merkel - Steinmeier on Sunday, which was quote technically despite the profile neuroses of the four moderators of expectations . Be sure, not mine. Because it is a real opposition in the Bundestag under the same parties not connected for a long time. They have become interchangeable - without a profile. I still remember the glorious mission a few years ago, in which said television journalist one CDU member of parliament, the SPD program read (or was it vice versa?) And those politicians, it was the his party's ... Steinbrueck reiterated today the camera to be of great interest to continue Koalititon because the goals of the two "major parties" stood closer together than ever. It could not be clearer.
A significant other grievance, however, itself owned by "critics" under the table: The TV station (the "duel" three days ago was transferred from the big four broadcasters simultaneously) partisan politics operate. How do they do it? Simple: in front just two chancellor candidates will be presented. According to the Federal Returning Officer but come to a total of 29 parties in federal elections, all of whom have set up a top candidate. Why can not these other measured media attention? Even FDPs Westerwelle was banned on Sunday on the chair commentators ...
Hard to imagine that there could possibly be that directors of some stations close to the CDU-SPD or be nominated by the respective groups of friends ? Did you know also that the Federal Returning Officer Roderich Egeler member of the CDU 's (amazing how he can reconcile with the "transfer portability 'of his position) and the Constitutional Court judges are appointed equally by the CDU / CSU and SPD , or even yourself a member of any party are? How far is it there with the independence or even ordered the separation of powers?
"Every nation gets the leaders it deserves," says an adage. And who do we deserve? We should not even worry about it?
Here are some links for the "better" campaign overview:
- more or less useful barometer of public opinion can be found eg on Wahl.de , election-2009.de or social networking platforms like Twitter and XING
- the choice spots of the "big" parties
- Campaign spots some "small parties" that are selected at least in some states: pirate party , BüSo , The Violet , ÖDP , Animal Protection Party
- the best choice-O-Mat
- the "alternative" Wahlomat
- Abgeordnetenwatch.de : for questioning and searching through the candidates through their paces
- Whom none of them suits who can craft his own request, Chancellor ...
- And for "stock market junkies in rehab" or other Zocksüchtige: Speculating on the outcome of elections
In the next few days in advance of the vote, followed by the promised real electoral alternative.
PS: Who has not always understood, as the CDU's election campaign slogan "For more freedom and security" may be meant, should the new short video , "Save Your Freedom" by Alexander Lehmann, the makers of "You are a terrorist" watch,:
The policy serves today as a product of the economy, whose contents are always identical, and only the marketing makes the difference. But while the consumer is luxury and discount for free choice, the parties offer only a pain or show.
Democracy is a valuable commodity (Goodie), which, however, hot as (un) sellable, 'mutate goods to the shop keeper tends to be undermined by lobby interests and monoculture (s), a - not necessarily one - expensive' items, with a lot of packaging still less is the content, despite Twitter Blog Facebook Aktivia storm.
Like the dinosaurs, the big two to five started dying out in their prime and are on sale to make way for a new voter-do-it-yourself world ... Democracy is the upcoming new live 2.1.
In this sense, congratulations on the article, whose author is a Zeiturist (100% time Intellectual property)!
16:09:09
Cancellation of the two leading candidates for ARD and ZDF!
For whatever reason, they say from?
What have they to fear?
Why I can not see voters as the other candidates?
It's all just rock Merkel?
Are already so sure?
Well, that encourages me even more choice for the small parties!
Here I find a set of Angelo Velten (Pirate Party) that his answer to the question of why he goes into politics: "The Great leave me no other choice!"
I can not express it better: After the basket of Steinmeier railed Brender (ZDF editor in chief): ". The refusal of the chancellor and chancellor candidate damaged democratic culture"
Source: http://www.kress.de/cont/story.php?id=130310
Recently I was able to get an idea of how dramatically the censorship of speech on the Internet already established journalism:
I wanted to post an article in Spiegel online form on the subject, that the CDU's Bavarian-time before the election once again unpacked the NPD ban issue and my post has not been released. I made several attempts, with little redrafting the text but could not pass the filter. Since I did not use any formulations that are offensive in some way, the reason for the censorship can only lie in the expressed opinion of themselves.
Here is the wording:
"It's quite clear that the issue shortly before the election brought back on the tray. This has probably two reasons:
First For the first course of the votes. There are definitely some people who are still undecided, choose what they want, and where this announcement is the decisive factor in the direction of the CDU / CSU
Second And the second - and m. E. more fundamental point: The regular remembrance of the Right danger (especially just before the election) serves to stabilize the political landscape. By stoking fears of a possible withdrawal of the rights in the policy are determined unsettled many citizens so that they make her cross is not at a small party, which represents much rather own values (but probably do not meet the 5% hurdle) but (reluctantly) but at the CDUSPDFDPGRÜNE party or maybe at the left. The main thing is no voice to "the rights" away.
This is also the reason why the NPD will not be banned. It has systemic importance, so to speak ;-)
Quite apart from a ban would be very pointless. Right attitude is just a symptom of deeper social problems a lot, and symptom control can not eliminate the roots. A party ban would not even fighting the symptoms but not more than cover up symptoms. "
Before, I was often surprised by the largely unreflective very forum-posts on specific subjects in Internet forums. Now it is not surprising anymore. Seems to be generated by such practices the false impression of an existing broad consensus of opinion.
In any case the idea is very encouraging that the citizens do not have to be stupid for a long time in the test, how to printed letters or postings in forums of mainstream Journaille make us believe this.