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The Invisible Demonstrator – after Götz Ulrich (CDU) and Rüdiger Erben (SPD)It was a minor note in the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung on January 10, 2025, which once again shows how politics really ticks. 
Reference was made to the farmers’ protests from a year ago. However, there is no longer any reason for them, Tina Eulau, managing director of the Burgenlandkreis District Farmers’ Association, is quoted as saying. The main goals have been achieved. The exemption from vehicle tax for agricultural machinery remains, and taxes on agricultural diesel will not be imposed immediately but gradually over the coming years. Ms. Eulau also asks, against which government should people protest currently? Some cynical voices would say against the current one and against the one that will most likely come. You don’t have to be a clairvoyant to guess that the current governing parties CDU, SPD, Greens, and FDP will also be the next governing parties. Only the composition will change. What is wished for is a reduction of bureaucracy for farmers, which is described as insane. Hmm...? Who introduced this bureaucracy? Oh, you find out in the article – it was only partly the federal government; it was the EU. 
But let’s look a little beyond the horizon. The EU Parliament cannot initiate legislation. It can only vote on what comes from the EU Commission. The members of the EU Commission are – according to Wikipedia – nominated by the governments of the EU states. So the federal government also nominates the person who should represent Germany in the EU Commission. It also says there: “They are supposed to be independent in their decisions and represent only the common interests of the Union, not those of their respective home countries.” But hey – wink – would the federal government nominate someone for the EU Commission who doesn’t share the federal government’s mindset? I’m asking for a friend. The Invisible and Silent DemonstratorThe article also refers to the “bridge lights,” which regularly take place (several times a month) in Burgenlandkreis as well. According to Eulau, this has nothing to do with the farmers’ association, even if farmers participate. You have to clearly distance yourself from that as a farmers’ association, right?But the politicians beloved by many are very worried. The article says the protesters attract attention with banners (God forbid!) and lights on bridges over highways and federal roads. Yes, how dare demonstrators try to get attention? What are they thinking, right? District Administrator Götz Ulrich (CDU) explains that this could distract road users. But so far, there have been no accidents or traffic disruptions. Lucky again, right? Well, the protest organizers receive conditions to ensure that non-demonstrating citizens are not disturbed. Ulrich fears that otherwise lamps and spotlights could be directed onto the roads. The district regulatory office will monitor this. 
The beloved state parliament and district council member Rüdiger Erben (SPD) inquired with the state government (he wouldn’t settle for less) about the permissibility of warning flashers and rotating beacons during these bridge light protests. And thank God, the Interior Ministry announced that neither such lights nor horn concerts are allowed. Assembly authorities and the police are to intervene if these rules are violated. If something is flashing somewhere, they’ll rush there to check the demonstrators. It should be noted that yellow flashing lights are permitted to warn of slow or stationary vehicles or hazards (some might say federal politics is a hazard...). Rotating beacons require approval if installed in vehicles. If these are outside the vehicles, they should therefore be permitted for bridge lighting. The Concerned PoliticiansHow much the politicians beloved by many care about the citizens, so they are not disturbed by demonstrators with light and noise. The best demonstrator is of course the one you neither see nor hear, right?Not like last weekend in Riesa, where demonstrators attempted to set up roadblocks and ask drivers where they were headed. Anyone who said they were going to the party conference of the evil AfD was just out of luck and not allowed through. Also, a big “party vehicle” was brought in that emitted plenty of light and noise. Although these demonstrators were allowed to carry on relatively long until the police intervened. What could have been the reason? Could it have been that their demonstration was directed against the opposition? I’m asking for a friend. The Good and the Bad DemonstratorYes, you have to carefully differentiate between the good demonstrators who protest against the opposition and the bad demonstrators who send light signals against the government. What one is allowed to do must of course be prevented for the others. I think that’s called the principle of equal treatment or something. But I might be wrong.Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | 14.01.2025 |
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