Green fig leaf for neoliberalism
The Greens, that was once a party where people fought over convictions. Peace activists and opponents of war had a loud voice. And environmental protection should really serve the environment. That was quickly over when government chairs were beckoned. First pacifism was dropped. The first war of aggression by the German armed forces was prominently promoted by the Greens. Then it was all about privileges for the upper middle class. Greenism then exhausted itself in the demand for more modern diesel engines. In this way, the party moved closer to the political media mainstream and was consequently highlighted in the media with laudatory coverage….
The Greens used to be a party in which convictions were fought. Peace activists and anti-war activists had a loud voice. And environmental protection should really serve the environment. That was quickly over when the government armchairs were alluring. First pacifism was dropped. The first aggressive war of the German Bundeswehr was prominently promoted by the Greens. Then it was all about the privileges for the upper middle class. The green then exhausted itself in the demand for more modern diesel engines. In this way, the party approached the political media mainstream and was consequently praised in the media with praise.
GThe green officials obediently endorsed the Bundeswehr's missions abroad and took care of equipping them with suitable boots. That brought plus points for the political media tops and should now finally be rewarded with government armchairs. The old face masks appear worn out, fresh faces are needed. But all privileges and privileges of the upper middle class should be preserved. It is hard to imagine how this can be done.
ASo close to government participation, the party remains on track and even calls for No-Covid, Zero-Covid. You can clearly see their clientele's fear of social decline, but this cannot be stopped even with No-Covid.
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Why Baerbock would be a highly competent successor for Merkel thanks to the World Economic Forum
April 20, 04 | hören | The World Economic Forum, the club of the largest corporations, ensures that future political leaders like Annalena Baerbock are ready to take on responsibility. You will receive appropriate training from the corporate lobby. The forum also took care of Angela Merkel at an early stage.
Annalena Baerbock, who was proclaimed Chancellor candidate of the Greens on April 19, has something in common with incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel: She was appointed by the World Economic Forum named Young Global Leader. In your case, that was in 2020. In 1992, Merkel was part of the first round of what was then known as the Global Leaders for Tomorrow elite training and networking program. This first round also included the later Spanish Prime Minister Aznar, the later EU Commission head Barroso, the later British Prime Minister Blair, and his later Finance Minister Brown, as well as the later French Prime Minister Sarkozy (Which). At the time, Merkel was still a relatively new minister for women and youth, at that time a leftover ministry after a split. Either the forum had a very good sense of assertiveness or the support of big business helps a lot to reach the highest floors in political life.
The chosen ones like Baerbock, who must not be older than 38 at the time of nomination, complete a five-year management training program. It is financed by a foundation for global leaders, generously funded by the founder of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, and by donations from major corporations. The Annual budget of the Foundation for Young Global Leaders amounted to an impressive 2018 million francs in the 19/4,5 financial year.
Among other things, the Young Global Leaders receive exclusive ten-day executive education courses at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, so that “as they prepare to take on even greater responsibility, they have access to the latest knowledge and thinking about global issues Getting Topics ”and of course contact with the US elite going in and out of Harvard.
In summer, the young elite are invited to their own forum meetings. In 2019 this took place in China. In addition, there are regular meetings for the young elite with the governments of the USA and the EU Commission and exclusive meetings with heads of state and government from all over the world.
In 2016, in addition to the current French President, Emmanuel Macron was also the current Minister of Health Jens Spahn was accepted into the elite junior program. Since the world is big and has many elites to occupy, there are also many Young Global Leaders of the forum. The program's 1300+ members and alumni include many corporate board directors, government leaders, ministers and leaders of major nonprofit organizations. Also Gregory Hackmack, Co-founder and managing director of parliament watch.de and Germany boss of change.org, the world's largest platform for online petitions is one of them. He went through the elite youth program of major corporations from 2010.
Since 2012, the forum has started scouting and then building up the members of the future world elite even earlier, with people who are already showing high potential in their twenties. You will be named Global Shapers. The forum maintains a huge network of around 10.000 of these global shapers in 428 cities (hubs) and 148 countries. If they prove to be sufficiently ambitious and manageable, their careers will be promoted. There is also a separate sponsoring foundation for these offspring.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who, as a candidate in 2019, had promised Parliament that her goal was a more democratic and citizen-friendly EU, said at the virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum 2021:
There is no better place than the World Economic Forum to catch up on the main trends in our society, to see what is keeping the entrepreneurs and philanthropists or managers and the NGO community up at night. "
You certainly learn a lot in Davos, but that closeness to the citizen and important trends in society are part of it, I only learned from Ms. von der Leyen.
Anyway. Ms. Baerbock stands for continuity in German politics.