Albrecht Müller
April 28, 2020 at 7:38 A article by: Albrecht Müller
Yesterday we had already pointed out in the notices and in a separate article that Wolfgang Schäuble is breaking away, here in the Berlin Tagesspiegel of 26 April. Even more remarkable is a new move at the Bild-Zeitung. See here the comment by Julian Reichelt: "No more stubbornness in Corona politics! On April 27th, the Tagesspiegel follows up late in the evening with the question of what health damage the lockdown would cause. There is already speculation that this is part of a central attack on the Chancellor's power. I do not (yet) share this assessment. Albrecht Müller.
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Here is an excerpt from the commentary in the Bild-Zeitung:
No more stubbornness in Corona politics!
Only two things are certain in the Corona crisis:
First, whether the measures are right or wrong, moderate or excessive, we will only learn from the history books. Whether we will look back on Corona as a health disaster or the collapse of our economy is completely open. It is possible, but by no means certain, that what vast majorities believe to be right is right. There is no herd immunity against being historically catastrophically wrong.
Secondly, almost all the experts we (must) confide in in this crisis have been so wrong in almost every assessment that our faith in them can only be explained by despair.
They have almost mocked the wearing of masks. Now it is duty. They have warned against closing schools and daycare centres. Now millions of children have been at home for weeks. You've dismissed as useless the idea of sealing the borders. Now nobody comes into the country. Despite all the measures you have taken, you have repeatedly warned of the imminent collapse of our health system. Now there is spooky silence and fear of unemployment on hospital corridors.
The Robert Koch Institute advised against autopsies of Corona deaths. Now it is happening anyway and forensic doctors say that by far not all the dead have actually died of corona. Sports facilities had to be closed. Now tennis is forbidden in some federal states, in others it is allowed, although it is actually life-threatening.
What worries me the most: Our economy is already so massively and partially irreparably damaged that our government can hardly allow itself to admit that it has overreached.
The experts must be right, because they cannot be wrong. To have ruined the German economy prematurely would not be survivable for any party, perhaps not even for democracy. That is why we are increasingly experiencing stubbornness, obstinacy and dogmatism - "reminds me of the refugee crisis," a member of Merkel's government tells me.
The Chancellor accuses every sceptic of "opening discussion orgy", murmuring that some people are acting too brashly without saying what she means exactly. CDU faction leader Ralph Brinkhaus makes fun of the dissident Armin Laschet in a cheerful and high-ranking wine round, and everyone laughs.
The Berliner Tagesspiegel argues in a similar vein, which is of great importance for the formation of opinion among journalists working in Berlin:
27.04.2020, 21:42
Risks and side effects of the corona crisis
What health damage the lockdown causes
The restrictions on public life are intended to prevent the spread of the virus. But what are the consequences? A fact-check.
RICHARD FRIEBE SASCHA KARBERG MARIE RÖVEKAMP
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tagesspiegel.en/knowledge/risks-and-adverse effects-of the coronary crisis-what-health-damage-of-the-lockdown-caused/25778410.html
As the author and publisher of a medium that has been pointing out these consequences for some time now and advocating a more differentiated strategy, one can only be surprised that the established media, the Bild-Zeitung, Berliner Tagesspiegel and a number of others, are now also thinking about what "risks and side effects" the policies of the federal and state governments, and especially those of Chancellor Merkel, might have on containing the Corona crisis.
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