The fact that political parties can fall into crisis, suffer from a drain on their personnel, or mismanage their affairs is neither surprising nor a disaster. For this fate can befall all institutions, associations, organisations and commercial enterprises. Transience is a constant in life on this earth: There is a time for everything … In […]
The society of the spectacle is in its element. But what we are witnessing in the wake of the Berlin election takes on an entirely different dimension. Whilst the far right in Germany is celebrating electoral successes, the greatest commotion seems to be arising from something else: the fact that a left-wing party has become […]
Democracy in Germany is facing one of its greatest challenges since reunification. More and more people are doubting that the democratic system can still solve their problems. In my view, this dwindling trust is the real danger – not democracy itself. That is why the issue today is not about abandoning our democracy, but about […]
LZ reader Gerd Stefan really did want to know. In his reader’s comment on the review of Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk’s new book *Fascism Is Not an Opinion*, he wrote: “I’d also be interested to know the definition of fascism that underlies the book’s title, especially as the author, it seems, was aiming to launch a sweeping […]
Does Germany need an Institute for Political Clowning? We asked ourselves this question and came to the conclusion that – yes, perhaps it’s not a bad idea. The German Bundestag took its time: for a full nine months, the Bundestag administration examined the proposal to establish an Institute for Political Clowning. The outcome of this […]
In case readers are unfamiliar with the term ‘pigeon chess’, here is one of the usual explanations: “Arguing with ignorant people is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how well you play chess, the pigeon will knock over all the pieces, poo on the board and strut about as if it had won.” […]
Even though I refer to voices from the (dis)United States of America in the following piece, Germany has not yet reached that point. However, there are initial signs that representatives of the German “liberal democratic basic order” (FDGO) and defenders of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (GG) are being called upon […]
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