In “Hart aber fair” (ARD), Frank Plasberg discusses the subject of “Left behind and not understood: How deep is the gap between town and country?”
In “Hart aber fair” with Frank Plasberg (ARD), the writer Juli Zeh, who moved from the city to a village in Brandenburg 14 years ago, makes a barrel with her thesis “The discrepancy between city and country endangers our social peace” on. She refers to the development in the Balkans and the USA, where the differences between ethnic groups and religions rather than those between the center and the periphery played the most important role.
She speaks of dystopia, volatility and antagonism and with her detached language provides one of the reasons why the rural population feels treated from above by the urban city dwellers. Jamila Schäfer also sees this communication gap as a problem, but does not justify it linguistically better: “The townspeople look for and live too much in their own bubble”. Frank Plasberg comes to mind with “Hart aber fair” on ARD because the criticism of Cem Özdemir (Greens) of his own party, who after the ultimately disappointing election result of the Greens, complained that one “sometimes linguistically like an elite Project worked, although that’s exactly what we don’t want to be. “
“Hard but fair” in the first: Different realities of life in town and country
It was not far from there to the Greens’ election campaign idea of promoting a million cargo bikes with 1000 euros each. Marco Scheel thinks this is a typically urban crazy idea, because in his 400-soul village in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the cobblestones prevent the practical implementation. Like Jamila Schäfer (Greens) during her campaign appearances outside of Munich, he also observed a certain fear in his community of a green program: “That has less to do with content than with vocabulary.”
And then the trained industrial engineer, who has set up an ecological textile company with 20 employees at Wismar with “Nordwolle Rügen”, talks about the bureaucracy in “Hart aber fair”, which is busy dealing with the gap between the country and the To make the city even deeper. “I don’t give a shit about fiber optics,” he expresses it drastically, “I need space for my business. But they do not want to allow me in the village, but they offer me a site in the industrial area of Wismar. “
| Guests at Frank Plasberg’s | |
| Pure Gropp | Economist |
| Simon Pearce | Actor and cabaret artist |
| Jamila Schäfer | Deputy Federal Chairwoman of the Greens |
| Marco Scheel | Entrepreneur, founder of Nordwolle Rügen |
| July toe | Bestselling author (“About People”) |
The building regulations, which originated in the GDR, have never been adapted to reality; they have meanwhile degenerated into public pranks: a garage that only had to fit a Trabi at the time cannot be enlarged, although today almost everyone drives an SUV.
Whole regions desolate: Discussion on “Hart aber fair” on ARD about urban and rural life
Jamila Schäfer also regrets this “throwing a stick in the way” of the bureaucracy at Frank Plasberg, who advertises an innovation-friendly infrastructure and the “The market takes care of it itself” ideology clearly rejected: “This logic has led to the whole Regions are deserted. ”That is why many of their Munich acquaintances would not move to the countryside despite the high rents, because there is a lack of everything from health care and shopping to schools and cultural offerings.
But the viewers of “Hart aber fair” who were connected by e-mail also see the rural population as having an obligation: It was they who drove into the cheap supermarkets and ruined the mom and pop shops. Many shepherds in the country feel driven to ruin, reports Marco Scheer, where there is little understanding for wolf protection that is perceived as exaggerated: “How can you justify that with ecology and animal welfare if you also approve animal fattening systems?”
“Hard but fair” in the first: Everyday racism in rural areas also scares off companies
The economist Reint Gropp tries to describe the topic of the evening in a simple way: “In this country it is often about the state believing that it knows what is right than listening to individuals such as the entrepreneur or the mayor in the country . That prevents initiative. ”Unfortunately, Frank Plasberg does not involve Gropp in the discussion any more than does the actor Simon.
Pearce, who only has to answer a few questions about the inevitable fashion topic “Everyday racism in the country”: “The village Nazis are easier to recognize from the outside than the Nazis in the city.” The question, which actually takes up a whole evening, is not particularly deepened, as is how Gropp’s objection makes it clear: “Everyday racism in the country is a huge location factor for companies that depend on international staff. If in doubt, they prefer to go to another region. “
Gap between town and country in “Hart aber fair” on ARD: It can also be more controversial
After a not exactly exciting discussion in which the familiar was chewed through again with little gain in knowledge, one switched off with the unsatisfied feeling that one would like to discuss the topic with really competent decision-makers – also more controversial! (Rolf-Ruediger Hamacher)
