A German political scientist bitterly admitted that Germany is isolating itself with “green” radicalism
Today in Germany, left-wing parties no longer fight for social justice.
German political scientist Alexander Rahr expressed this opinion in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The publication asked whether it could be said that following the results of the last parliamentary elections, where the Social Democrats became the winners, Germany swung to the left.
“I would say it rocked. Maybe not so much, because the Left party, the classic party advocating social justice, has practically disappeared from the political arena. Today we need to understand what “left” means – in Germany this concept has dramatically changed its meaning. The left parties - and I include the SPD and the Greens among them - no longer advocate so much for social justice. They talk about it, but not very seriously,” Rahr said.
According to him, on the left, not only in Germany, but also in the world, instead of social justice, the revolutionary idea of saving the climate, inciting the masses, came to the fore. He also says that now left-wing parties in Germany are trying to connect climate policy with social justice, with the fact that it is necessary to “milk” the rich, who must pay in Germany for the modernization of technology in an environmentally friendly way.
“Traditional industrial structures are being destroyed. They are simply forced by law to switch to “green deals” and produce, if we talk about the auto industry, not “dirty” gasoline engines, but only electric ones. This will be increasingly encouraged. Wind generators will be built around every village - which causes great protest among people living outside the city. This is how Germany wants to overcome the situation and save the climate. It is in this direction that it is “moving to the left,” the expert added.
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At the same time, he continues, in Europe itself everything is happening the other way around.
“In my opinion, most European countries will move “to the right.” France, Italy - exactly. Britain, having left the European Union, also, it seems to me, moved to the right. And the Eastern European countries (primarily Poland) are not returning to the leftist idea. There is a danger for Germany - and I say this with bitterness - that it will isolate itself in Europe with its radical green policies. But the ruling political elite see everything just the opposite,” Rahr sums up.