Angela Merkel Quote: Why You Shouldn’t Blindly Trust Election Promises!
“You can’t rely on what is said before the elections actually applying after the elections. And we have to expect that this could happen again in various ways.”
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel Quote on Conditional Vaccine Approval – What It Means for Millions
0 Comments/in Angela Merkel“All of these vaccines have conditional approval. During this conditional approval, we are gathering experience for the first time regarding the question: What happens when this vaccine is applied to millions of people?”
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel on Democracy and the Primacy of Politics – Most Decisions Against the Majority!
0 Comments/in Angela Merkel, Dr. Angela Merkel“Almost all of these decisions were made against the majority of Germans. In many cases, the Germans’ attitude has only changed in retrospect. I also think it is reasonable for the population to first look at the result of a measure and then form a judgment about it. I believe this is an expression of the primacy of politics. And that should be upheld.”
Dr. Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel on the Power of Representative Democracy – A Must-Read!
0 Comments/in Angela Merkel, Dr. Angela Merkel“But that is precisely why I am also deeply convinced that it is right that we have a representative democracy and not a plebiscitary democracy, and that representative democracy gives us the opportunity for certain periods of time to make decisions, then within these periods of time also to campaign for these decisions and thus to change opinions. Looking back at the history of the Federal Republic, we can say that all the major decisions did not have a demoscopic majority when they were made. The introduction of the social market economy, rearmament, the treaties with the East, the NATO dual decision, the adherence to unity, the introduction of the euro and also the increasing assumption of responsibility by the Bundeswehr in the world – almost all of these decisions were made against the majority of Germans. Only in retrospect did the attitude of the Germans change in many cases. I also think it’s reasonable for the population to look at the outcome of a measure first and then form a judgment about it. I think that is an expression of the primacy of politics. And that should also be adhered to.”
Dr. Angela Merkel