First of all: You are 15? Respect for this contribution! I think it's good that you're trying to build bridges. This is definitely needed. But for my personal taste you are - like most of the users here - too liberal. The question is not, what does it cost us to save the climate. The question is, what does it cost us not to save the climate? I was a fiery advocate of direct democracy a few years ago. Until I realized that many people have strong opinions about things they have no idea about. That's why I now think this layer of politicians is pretty good. Politicians also have to make unpopular decisions against the people that most of the people would make differently because their view is too short term. Of course, it would be even better if these were made by experts and not by politicians, as in the case you describe: Certainly, the right decisions are not always made. It is also impossible to always make the right decisions. But someone has to set the course, and I'm very glad that our government - with all its faults - is doing that. For me, climate protection vs. the economy is similar to security vs. freedom. If you give up climate protection for the economy, you will end up losing both. And in the meantime I believe that it is no longer necessary to "give up" in order to lose both, but that subordination is sufficient. I don't know, but fortunately I pay someone to take care of it for me. And now let the 🆘 rain 😁
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well written 🙌
well written 🙌
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@DonkeyInvestor Thank you for the feedback and the interesting way of looking at things!
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@DonkeyInvestor "The best argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter" - Winston Churchill By no means is this to say that democracy is not the best form of government we can achieve, but I agree with you that it is good that we elect our elected representatives who have more of a clue than you do. Democracy also means trust, and the issues that occupy the world are more complex than you think. There is no point in ranting at everyone and everything. I am never available for such discussions within the family, not because I do not have my own opinion, but because I distance myself from generalizing all solutions as simple. The referendum in the UK to remain in the EU, for example, is the lived quote.
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Direct democracy does not work because most people are too stupid or their foresight is limited to a circle with a radius of zero.
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@DonkeyInvestor Politicians should make decisions against their own people? Google times the 3rd way they find with something like that the best breeding ground. Recently, we also have a problem with "right-wing" in the Bundeswehr and police. If now really the executive looks the other way then it will be difficult for the legislature especially if they decide against their own people and thus against their oath.
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•@KleinviehmachtMist The problem is not the politicians but the people, who often think too short term or don't think at all but only want to save their own ass. It should not be decided on principle against the people, on the contrary. But sometimes it requires unpopular decisions. Not only in politics but generally in the management of people / organizations / structures / ...
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@DonkeyInvestor Leadership demands integrity, and you don't get that by forcing decisions that lead nowhere. Then comes a landscape painter from Austria with some charisma and then you get popular decisions. The reaction to the painter from Austria, by the way, was a comrade who had a wall drawn around his entire nation and defended this border internally.
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@KleinviehmachtMist no one says that you become a leader when you force decisions. But if you are a leader, you also have to make decisions and not always just do what the majority says. Then there would be no need for a leader, if he is no longer capable of making decisions himself.
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@DonkeyInvestor Decisions must be made on a basis. In this case, this is the constitution and there it is clearly regulated that there must be a majority consensus for decisions. Only this ensures that decisions are not made every 4 years.
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@DonkeyInvestor agree with you there. There is often a lot of opinion with little knowledge.
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