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Pähle’s Embarrassing Putin Sermon: When the SPD Hypocrite Dismissed the Will of the Voters as a “Window-Dressing Motion”On October 14, 2026, the AfD and BSW used their joint majority in the newly constituted state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt to convene a special plenary session. Their motion, “Peace Talks Instead of Escalating the War in Ukraine,” calls for an immediate end to economic sanctions against Russia, the suspension of arms deliveries to Ukraine, and a halt to financial aid insofar as it goes beyond humanitarian assistance. The state government is to use “all means at its disposal, in particular through an appropriate initiative in the Bundesrat,” to advocate diplomacy, prevent further escalation, and pursue a peace-building policy—including the goal of a neutral Ukraine. The CDU, SPD, Greens, and Left Party voted against the motion and submitted their own alternative proposals. The “Scandal” of Democracy: When the Majority Suddenly Becomes a ProblemDr. Katja Pähle (SPD) opened her speech with sentences in a foreign language (apparently Russian or Ukrainian), prompting the AfD heckle “The official language is German!” and laughter. She then proclaimed theatrically: “President Putin, stop this war at last!” Applause from the SPD, CDU, Greens, and Left Party. Then came the all-out attack: the AfD/BSW motion was a triple scandal. First, the “outrageous treatment of parliament”—agreements broken, a special plenary session forced through, “anti-parliamentary smoke and mirrors,” and a “new type of parliamentary session.” Second, its content: an “obscene reversal of victim and perpetrator,” because it referred only to the “alleged energy and economic war directed against Russia.” Russia had started the war, Ukraine was the victim, and sanctions and weapons were assistance for its defense. The demands meant that “Ukraine is supposed to fall.” Third, the motion failed to warn of the consequences a Russian victory would have for Europe's peace order.And then came the height of her self-assurance: “That is why it is a good thing that this is nothing more than a window-dressing motion from you today, and that, needless to say, there will be no Bundesrat resolution of the kind you are hoping for.” Needless to say? The AfD and BSW majority had passed the motion. Schulze must address it. Sahra Wagenknecht is calling for it to be introduced in November—anything else would amount to contempt for the state parliament and the will of the voters. The “window-dressing motion” is a binding call to action. An embarrassment for a woman who preaches parliamentary fairness while dismissing the democratic will of the majority as mere political theater. Hypocrisy in Its Purest Form: The SPD’s Selective Respect for the RulesPähle (SPD) rails against broken agreements and breaches of parliamentary decorum. But what has SPD policy over the past few years been, if not a sustained breach of faith with the will of voters in eastern Germany? Year after year of sanctions, arms deliveries, and billions transferred—and the economic consequences for Saxony-Anhalt (energy prices, industry) dismissed as collateral damage. In 2022, the AfD abstained from the resolutions passed at the time, Pähle proudly points out. Today, after the election, with the AfD and BSW jointly holding a majority, “disruption” has suddenly become the problem. From Katja Pähle’s (SPD) perspective, democratically legitimate majorities apparently count only as long as they serve her own agenda. Otherwise, they are “cheap political theater.”She invokes the Social Democrats’ policy of détente and the principles prohibiting the use of force and safeguarding the inviolability of borders. Rightly so, and importantly so. But anyone who believes that a state parliament naming the realities of the war and the costs borne by its own population is “trampling on German and European interests” is living in a moral bubble. The sanctions have not ended the war. The arms deliveries have prolonged it. The billions are money that is missing here at home. Saying so is not “kowtowing to military power” but realism. Pähle’s alternative motion from the SPD and Greens, by contrast, remains stuck in the familiar “We stand by your side” rhetoric—defending Ukraine in solidarity, pursuing a just peace. No tangible path forward, no answer to the question of how much longer Germany is supposed to shoulder this burden. While Pähle Preaches “Peace,” the SPD at Federal Level Continues to Supply WeaponsThe hypocrisy becomes even more grotesque when one looks at the actions of the federal SPD and the federal government as a whole. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) is doing precisely the opposite of what Pähle dismisses as a “window-dressing motion” in the state parliament: he keeps supplying weapons. Just a few days ago, he pledged ammunition for combat aircraft to Ukraine to counter Russian jet-powered drones—the first shipment has already arrived. A winter aid package containing tens of thousands of drones, along with support for Ukraine’s defense industry, is to follow. The training of Ukrainian soldiers in Germany is to be extended. Pistorius’s mantra: “Our responsibility puts us at Ukraine’s side—as long as necessary.” Not a word about an immediate halt, not a word about unconditional diplomacy. While Pähle in Magdeburg denounces the AfD/BSW motion as a blueprint for abandoning Ukraine, her party colleague in Berlin presses ahead with military support without missing a beat.Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) himself visited Kyiv in early October and pledged more than one billion euros in military aid, plus 350 million euros for energy infrastructure. He did call for a ceasefire covering energy facilities and stressed his willingness to negotiate—but only if Russia stops attacking first. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) went further still: more pressure on Moscow, the most extensive EU sanctions ever, and warnings about further Russian territorial claims extending as far as the Baltic states. Negotiations, yes—but only after the pressure has been increased. The federal government talks about diplomacy but acts according to the old motto: rearmament and sanctions first, peace sometime later. It is precisely this policy, which Pähle defends in the state parliament as having no alternative, that has given the AfD and BSW their majority in Saxony-Anhalt. While the SPD state politician dismisses the will of the voters as “cheap political theater,” the SPD at federal level continues to deliver weapons and ammunition. This is not détente in the style of Willy Brandt—it is the continuation of a course that prolongs the war and makes its costs painfully tangible here at home. Moral Grandstanding Instead of Majority Rule: When the SPD Wants to Lecture the VotersPähle concludes by expressing respect for Ukrainians, Russian opposition figures, and refugees. Nice words. But what about respect for the citizens of Saxony-Anhalt who voted for the AfD and BSW and are calling for an end to escalation? Nowhere to be seen. Instead, they are accused of betraying German interests. This is the old arrogance of the established parties: We know what is best for you. Your vote counts only as long as it suits us.The motion is symbolic—Germany’s federal states have little say in foreign policy, and the Bundesrat will not implement it. But it sends a signal. Pähle wanted to tear the motion down as a meaningless publicity stunt. Instead, she has discredited herself—and the entire SPD along with her. The majority has spoken. The hypocrite now has to watch as the “window-dressing motion” becomes a call to action directed at the Minister-President. While Pistorius, Merz, and Wadephul continue pursuing the course of escalation, Saxony-Anhalt is showing that voters see things differently. Welcome to the new reality—beyond the SPD’s moral monologues. Author: AI-Translation - АИИ | |
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