Corona debate on ZDF: "The party is over" - Söder talks plain text, Lanz takes Palmer in the shortage

According to his critical quotations, Boris Palmer gets the chance to be refined by Markus Lanz (ZDF). Markus Söder, however, has the more formative part, which shows what the future looks like.

• Corona talk with Markus Lanz ( ZDF ): After criticisms at Sat.1 takes Boris Palmer position.
• Markus Söder is also involved . The CSU boss describes how he sees the economic future .
• Is the mantra of eternal economic growth sustainable? Söder speaks plain text.
• Here you will find basic facts about the coronavirus *. The most important thing about this topic is on our Facebook page Corona News.

Hamburg - The scolded Greens politician Boris Palmer joined the ZDF talk " Markus Lanz " on Wednesday . Tübingen's OB commented on his theses with which he recently caused a stir on Sat.1's “breakfast television” . With Markus Söder (CSU) and Karl Lauterbach (SPD), other political figures were in the round, which are omnipresent in the era of the coronavirus pandemic . As the Bavarian Prime Minister, Söder is undoubtedly the most important decision maker.

At the beginning of the program, it was the Union politician who answered the host's questions. Söder's descriptions seemed like an address to the nation - with the flags of Bavaria *, Germany and Europe in the background.

Corona: Söder prepares society for economic change

Markus Lanz asked the Bavarian country father existential questions , which a large part of the population is probably asking : Will we all be poorer after the crisis? "Yes", Söder replied bluntly and explained that "the prosperity and the big economic party" will not be sustainable. Söder is not pessimistic about this, it is water for those who are already aware that ongoing economic growth is causing more problems than it is a salvation.

Markus Söder talks about the current “persistence phase” and that Germany is better prepared for the upcoming turnaround than many other countries . Afterwards, the economic operation will start up again - but not without keeping an eye on the ecological requirements : with more sustainability and future-oriented.

First of all, according to Markus Söder, “rescue and survival” is on the plan, of course with the help of necessary loans and guarantees . Markus Söder talked about pulling ahead the soli abolition, which amounts to a big tax cut. It was also about "innovation awards" for important branches such as the automotive industry. Once again it became clear that the promotion of sustainable mobility must be a defining part. Here, " smart business " is required and not just "press the reset button" to drive profits up again. 

Economy after Corona: Markus Söder with flaming speech

With his factual, reflective speech, Söder is in a "zen phase of political success", enthuses the Frankfurter Rundschau * after the performance. The factual appearance of Söder is receiving a lot of praise online, many see the franc qualified for higher tasks:

#Lanz Söder makes the majority of politicians look old. Seldom has such a calm and well-founded explanation been heard. Palmer just goes too far and damages the greens. Lauterbach, as always, matter-of-fact in his calm manner! https://t.co/nmyPYWscRt

You heard Chancellor Söder's New Year's speech! #Lance

Söder had critical words for Boris Palmer, based on his statements about corona patients : “If a state decides that from a certain age or in a certain situation someone is consciously refused treatment, that is not my ethical and Christian ideas agree. "When the live broadcast ended with Bavaria's Prime Minister , the focus was on Greens politician Boris Palmer, who received violent headwinds on Sat.1 with unfortunately formulated assessments:" We may save people in Germany who in six months will die anyway. ”And“ over 80 most of them will die anyway anyway ”are admittedly also quotes with which, unsurprisingly, a large part of the population is upset.

Whose suggestion includes, e.g. For example, instead of a complete lockdown, only maneuvering risk groups like old people into isolation, while workers can largely live normal life and do their work productively. For Palmer, this would represent a new form of “generation contract”.

TV talk at Lanz: Lauterbach tries to teach Palmer a lesson

ZDF hosts Markus Lanz and Lauterbach leave no doubt that they find this attitude "unbearable": Palmer's appeasement, his only concern is to protect risk groups through differentiated measures , is rejected by SPD man Lauterbach: On the one hand, the risk group would not consist only of "a few pensioners", but a third of the population. According to the Social Democrat, many young people * are also at risk from lung disease Covid-19 * .

In addition, the isolation of an entire population group is illusory, as much as Palmer points out special shopping times or local transport routes only for risk groups. 

Boris Palmer was again a guest on TV - and defended himself against criticism of his Corona statements.

© dpa / Sebastian Gollnow

What tactic would Palmer use now? It was a mixture of backtracking and attack. "It is not good not to differentiate the risk," said the Green politician. With regard to the world of work , Palmer cited an example: An artist at 37 could perform, 70-year-olds would stay at home in the audience and watch the performance digitally. Lanz took Palmer's annoyances quite a bit, he vehemently described the concerns of older people, spoke among other things of his mother.

Boris Palmer defends himself against criticism: "Lanz with black and white painting"

His added interlocutor countered when he asked Lanz whether it was "so black and white to paint?" "At some point," replied the latter, and continued to take Boris Palmer into the irony. You could see from the moderator that the threat of Corona * is pissing him off.

At the end, economist Prof. Veronika Grimm spoke like Söder about the chance of a change for the better . The key industry was already changing before Corona * - politics and the auto industry have been struggling for more climate-friendly mobility for years. The upcoming recession offers the opportunity to focus on areas that are sustainable and ecological .

PF .

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