CDU shows bizarre video in Konrad-Adenauer-Haus - speaker deletes tweet after "embarrassing" allegations

On the evening of the Triell, the CDU showed a video snippet from a well-known Hollywood blockbuster in the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus.

The clip was underlaid with strange subtitles.

Berlin - Does the story of Jordan Belfort, one of the most famous stock fraudsters on the US stock exchanges, serve as a template? Well, at least it starts with a rapid rise: Belfort makes hundreds of millions of dollars with the money from investors. Until he was convicted after drug escapades at the end of the 90s and his company was shut down. In 2013, director Martin Scorsese and main actor Leonardo DiCaprio created a blockbuster from the material, making Belfort's story known to an audience of millions.

Probably also in the CDU.

On the evening of the second triumph of the Bundestag election, a video was played on a large screen in the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus in Berlin, which showed a scene from the film "The Wolf of Wall Street".

Of course, in a modified form.

So there is Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort and gives one of his exuberant motivational speeches.

In the CDU version, the whole thing is underlined with subtitles, Belfort / DiCaprio begins with: "And we overtake the Sozen."

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And further: “Let's go out now and let's convince the people together with Armin Laschet.” This is followed by the most contentious scene, Belfort or DiCaprio now yells into the microphone: “And if necessary, we will force it.

We enforce it and are 100,000 votes ahead. ”Forcing?

That doesn't sound like democratic politics.

The video ends with another loud: “We are CLOSED.

We are DETERMINED.

We WIN THIS BUNDESTAG ELECTION!

Now let's fight for 14 days! ”Here the clip fades out.

In the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus you can hear laughter and applause afterwards, the motivational speech seems to have been well received by those present.

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The first reactions quickly followed in the social networks.

“Great message also for a corruption-ridden party to show this film of all things, which is about structural shit.

Great idea, ”wrote the author Micky Beisenherz, for example.

The word "embarrassing" was also found repeatedly in the comments.

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Incidentally, the CDU itself published the video on Twitter, namely Paul Schäfer, spokesman for the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt.

Because it got too tricky for him, he quickly deleted the tweet.

And Jordan Belfort?

He has now withdrawn, now writes books and gives motivational speeches.

What does Armin Laschet think about it?

(fmü)