by Peter Löcke //
Baerbocken and Scholzen. Two proper names have made it into the unofficial dictionary of the people's soul. They are not just any proper names, as Olaf Scholz and Annalena Baerbock hold the two most important offices in Germany. I take my hat off to them. Angela Merkel didn't make it to the Verb in 16 years and four terms of office, even though she tried her hardest. What is a Grand Cross compared to a verb? Take it from Merkel, former Federal Chancellor.
Baerbocken and Scholzen. The former stands for loss of speech, the latter for loss of memory. The German Chancellor can't remember anything. Everything that could be politically and legally dangerous for Olaf Scholz lies buried in a time hole in his mind. Meanwhile, Scholz cannot for the life of him remember what Scholz should remember, although Scholz would like to remember. Scholz is blustering. And the German foreign minister? Well, yes. You should always have enough popcorn in the house when watching her appearances. Most recently, during her visit to Switzerland, Baerbock consistently called the politician receiving her, Ignazio Cassis, "dear Ignasco". On the next stage, the walking lapsus linguae called for the expansion of "so-lala energy". Baerbock baerbockt. I am firmly convinced that the reason for the so-called Baerbocken is not just intellectual malnutrition. It is also psychological in nature. Sigmund Freud sends his regards! Perhaps Annalena prefers Erasco vegetables. And the fact that solar energy only works so-so is true anyway.
But enough of the two melting and bucking language celebrities. Other politicians are currently applying to make it into the vernacular dictionary as a verb. I would like to limit myself to the most important candidates in the government cabinet. Starting with the German finance minister.
What is the short definition of Lindnern? Lindnern means saying A and doing B. A person who lindnert announces one thing on Twitter and in talk shows, only to decide on the other in political reality. The presumed reason is a calculation of power. Lindnern is considered highly contagious. Large sections of the FDP, such as Marco Buschmann and Wolfgang Kubicki, are said to have already been infected by Lindneritis. There is something pharisaical about people who Lindnerize. Nevertheless, it is generally harmless, sometimes even funny, to watch Lindner lindnerizing.
The so-called Faesern, named after a German interior minister, is not funny at all. Instead of a definition of the term, Faesern will be illustrated using a current case study. The politician in question is currently calling for a new culture of debate and enjoyment of discourse. That is commendable. After all, that is the motto of the club of clear words. But the same lady is dreaming the wet legal nightmare of reversing the burden of proof and suspects government critics of delegitimizing the state. In this state of cognitive dissonance, people begin to rot. To paraphrase Karl May: the German Interior Minister speaks with a forked tongue. Faeser likes to fester.
Habeck doesn't feast. He hides. We're actually brothers in spirit, Robert and I. We're both interested in literature, but we're incompetent when it comes to economic issues. What sets us apart is that Habecken is alien to my nature. This leads to hubris and intellectual and visual self-absorption with a simultaneous denial of reality. Habeckende people see themselves as chieftains and political explainers for the somewhat underexposed, stupid people. In their self-perception, they are convinced international socialists fighting against supposed national socialists. I would like to address my hating brother in spirit in literary terms and appeal to his reason. May the reader forgive me for the bastardization of Goethe's Erlkönig.
Who is Germany slipping away from with solar and wind?
It is Robert the defiant child.
Scholzen. Baerbocken. Lindnern. Faesern. Habecken. Enough of predicates created from proper names. Especially since not a single predicate is valuable. Perhaps these words will actually appear in the digital dictionary of the future. But like all people, I can't look into the future, I can only look at the past and the present. That applies to all people. Except for one. That is the politician that you, the reader, have missed in the list. No verb is enough for this person. You need an entire figure of speech. I'm talking about Karl Lauterbach! So to conclude this column, a little Langenscheidt with Langemann.
Doing the Lauterbach (figure of speech):
Ability to construct the general future with simultaneous inability to reconstruct the personal past.
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Lindnern is not new. This has been the case for decades.
09.05.2023
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your journalism always gives me pleasure, or even greater pleasure.
Thank you very much,
Lucy
People can use their limited time to think about other people.
About people who are and will always be complete strangers to them,
that they will never meet in person
and who can therefore only observe them as theatergoers at their theater performances.
Anyone who finds this personally beneficial can do so and enjoy it.
There are plenty of theaters and performances on offer.
State theater, activist theater, bank theater, large corporate theater, political theater, etc.
People can also use their limited time to think about the structures,
in which they have to live their lives with their families,
Structures,
that allow and enable other people to do so,
not force them to attend and follow their theater performances,
However, they can and may force them to finance their theater performances and Punch and Judy shows, whether they want to or not,
including the entire lives of the theater actors and assistants.
The knowledge that can be gained in this way can provide the reflective person with clarity and insight as well as
can also be very helpful in real life, which can reduce costs somewhat,
as an unwilling theater financier and non-theater-goer forced under threat and use of violence.
But people can also use their limited time to think about it,
out of the independent realization and acceptance that their life only has a certain duration, whether they like it or not,
how and for what they want to use their limited personal time most sensibly for themselves and their loved ones.
What goals do I have, what wishes, visions, what makes me happy, what are my strengths, etc.?
There will always be (state) theater,
the scripts (state treaties, state pacts, state agreements, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, etc.) are written by other, foreign people,
the theater actors are strangers
and
both theater, scripts and theater actors
change and change continuously.
The world is rieisg,
the possibilities have rarely been as gigantic as they are today
and for everyone who takes their life into their own hands,
finds the right place in life that makes him happy and content,
until the last day of his short life.
Those who do not move, do not face their personal reality, do not recognize and acknowledge it and work with and on themselves,
will probably have a hard time for the rest of his life.
Former US President Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) is often quoted as saying:
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"You can see some people all the time
and make fools of everyone for a while;
But you can't fool all the people all the time."
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Anyone who has understood the following thread (Twitter), including all the attachments, can guess what he meant:
1.
Reference to the corrupt network of the Greens (FOCUS report):
https://twitter.com/DrSynthetiks/status/1655656013985374208
2.
Reference to the WELT report and proof that part of the truth is being deliberately withheld from us citizens and voters:
https://twitter.com/RoHeAss/status/1655819009076477952
3.
Detailed explanation of a physically comprehensible alternative explanation of current man-made climate change, including evidence:
https://twitter.com/RoHeAss/status/1655819838755856388
4.
Explain how these facts can be related to the findings of climate research:
https://twitter.com/RoHeAss/status/1655820587284025346
5.
Note from the author of the original tweet:
https://twitter.com/DrSynthetiks/status/1655829639040753665
6.
Finally, two questions that politicians, the press and the media should demand climate research to answer:
https://twitter.com/RoHeAss/status/1655835257403240448
This could make it possible to prove that the alternative explanation explained under 3. is more probable than science currently wants to admit.
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In my opinion, this is the key to rejecting the current trend towards ever more and ever more frantically imposed regulations, i.e. bans and prohibitions, which are being demanded by the Greens and their network with ever more aggressive means, and to change our energy system with reason and caution in the medium to long term. This will be necessary anyway, as fossil and nuclear fuels are known to be finite.
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Perhaps, Mr. Löcke, a suitable name will then be found that can hopefully soon be associated with a return to rational thinking instead of dangerous ideology.
Asfa Wossen Asserate, great-nephew of the last Ethiopian emperor, was left homeless by the political upheavals. He came to Germany, studied here and stayed. At some point, he wrote a book about "manners" as he experienced them here. When to hold which spoon and how is not the topic. It was more about the manners that make a society function harmoniously. The very first chapter deals with honor. Nowadays, this word is rarely used and some people no longer even know what it means. So even an oath taken becomes folklore. A conscience is a help if you want to consider your own error possible, because then there would need to be a final inner instance of self-control for everyone. And what about responsibility? We are not defenceless against these goings-on. We can all make this society better, we can make it fashionable to have manners through our own behavior. Show the infantilized that there is a better world with manners. Real children are very aware of such trends. That's where we should start.
Some politicians are protected from the derivation of a verb from their name because they have a long double name. In my personal opinion, these are preferably to be found in the FDP. Who doesn't remember the two-time Minister of Justice Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger? The legendary, almost affectionate "Schnarri" was found as a substantive short form for her. With not even half as many syllables and, moreover, due to the dignity of its bearer, Hildegard Hamm-Brücher was safe from belittlement. A lady! I would have loved to have welcomed her in Roman Herzog's place as the first female head of state. That was almost thirty years ago. While the British finally have a man at the helm again after many decades, in this country we are still waiting for the first woman. That's because the SPD was ahead of the game back then, preferring to send their father Johannes into the third race of the day with no chance of success rather than risking a coup. The FDP played along, which is also part of the story. Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, on the other hand, is very topical and, in my opinion and to my delight, was given a completely unsuccessful short form. I met her briefly during my street campaign as a candidate for the state parliament in our shared home town. I can't help it, but when I hear "Strazi" I involuntarily stand at attention and think of dark years long gone. Alternatively, although rarely, I dream of shouting "Strazis out! Strazis out ..." chanting antifants. - Ah, our language is a wonderful tool and therefore, in my opinion, our most valuable cultural asset for good reason. Thank you Peter Löcke for the many entertaining suggestions 🙂
...and yet,
all notice!
Scholz is the organ grinder and has found "notes" from Merkel in his desk: "Scholz has a plan for deportations." And Faeser? Faeser is doing the "Seehofer"...this is now the how many times?...and the two "knifed" little children in the school...no one is interested!!!
man,man,man,"...no breathing space,history is being made.things are moving forward..."
(despite all the sadness, a fine text, dear Mr. Löcke)
...and according to INSA this spd is back at 20%???yes,that is "representative",for Täuschland.
A very apt and amusing description of our government bigwigs in the limelight, who are easily the inspiration for this valuable addition to our vocabulary. It shows the intellectual decline of the country. The level of political action is in steep decline. But at least Ms. Baerbock is said to be number 1 on the ranking list of the most popular politicians. There is apparently a not insignificant proportion of the population who understand her fervent drivel. The only thing that is not so popular at the moment is habecken. This could be due to the "graische", popularly known as nepotism.
Scholz, Barbock, Habeck, Lindner, Lauterbach and Faeser.
Shoot them with the Taeser!
Perhaps memory gaps will close, and much more.
Hope dies last.
Oh Mr. Löcke...your eloquence...enviable! I have one more. Riestern. This comes from the almost forgotten tiler's Latin and means "believing in a secure pension". Well...to each his own. I'll be blunt.
Riestern, quite bluntly ... wonderful 🙂