A kindOn the day Rudi Wedekind and Sven F. had a conversation, a common feature appeared in the function section of FAZ Guest post By the “Future Friday” activist Louisa Neubauer With the Costa Rican politician Christiana Figueres. This article quickly became the focal point of communication between Weidekin and F., they met during the “Speaking in Germany” movement to discuss their different political attitudes.
Among the guest contributions, climate activist Neubauer and politician Figueres called on the automobile countries Germany and the United States to play a pioneering role in the field of electric vehicles by stopping production of more internal combustion engines. Rudi Wedekind, 70, from Hamburg, discovered the demand characteristics of this “ethics of belief”, and he is increasingly making this demand in politics, the media, and the population. “The wave of moralism is sweeping in Germany,” he said, positioning the beginning of this development in the student movement in the 1960s.
Where should the electricity come from?
Widkin said, just like the nationalist ideology that spread like wildfire in Europe in the 19th century, ideological attitudes polarized society in the 21st century. The pensioner believes that polarization is progressing smoothly on issues such as environmental protection and political correctness. Discussions on gender equality language and criticism of so-called discriminatory terms such as “fare evasion” have made most people in society uneasy. “I think this is ridiculous, because it does not improve the condition of the affected people.” At the same time, people are less and less dealing with the details of the problem: “Thinking means not looking at details, but morality.” So Neubauer Because of the complete shift to electric vehicles, the requirements of the company are also “morally and morally correct”. However, the climate activist did not consider in her article, for example, how to provide the resulting additional power demand in a carbon dioxide-neutral manner in the shortest possible time, Wadekin criticized.
Sven F. is in his 40s. Born in another European country, he teaches economics at a university in a city in northern Germany. Since he is a teacher, he does not want to be mentioned. “I agree with you that as far as environmental policy is concerned, the law prohibiting the manufacture of internal combustion engines is incorrect,” said the lecturer in economics. “But saying that you have to come up with a complete solution to every problem is a fatal argument.” From the perspective of right-wing conservatives, any attempt to implement structural environmental policies will be undermined. “And this is exactly what you are doing now: You are asking for an overall solution to the energy transition from the individual, thereby complicating the political debate.”
