State philosopher Habermas

Habermas never questioned this social order. He always spoke uncritically about democracy and “talking to one another”. He has always defended the above and below:

When the 68 movement began among the students, attacking authorities, challenging hierarchies, he quickly distanced himself.

At the height of the economic and financial crisis with high unemployment ten years ago, he welcomed the strong pressure on the lower class by the Schröder-Fischer government.

Completely uncritical (his teacher M. Horkheimer would have called this affirmative), he has fueled the euphoria of Europe without losing a word about the power gap between the northern and southern countries.

Democracy and “talking to one another”, middle and upper classes like to hear that, if nothing fundamental changes. You get prizes and honors for this and the media are enthusiastic.

But he has betrayed the most important task of the philosopher, to hold up a mirror to society and to point it beyond the present social order. (see: Karl Jaspers: "Where is the Federal Republic going?".)

Trump speaks of an America that he wants to make big again, but there is only territorial. The poor and underprivileged should merely be quiet, then they would be involved in the riches of America. That there are people in the south of the continent, which are very bad, he is always on the subject to keep the unrest in their own country small and to ensure satisfaction with American democracy. Power and domination, however, should be assured, whether this is philosophically constricted or politically flat, the intention remains the same.