Youth sacrificed for job?
Green MEP Fester polarizes with an interview
Created: 05/14/2022, 20:18
By: Linus Prien
Emilia Fester © IMAGO/Felix Zahn/photothek.net
The Green MP Emilia Fester has again caused a stir.
After saying she was sacrificing her youth for her job, she received a lot of criticism online.
At the age of 24, Emilia Fester is the youngest member of the Bundestag.
After her first speech in Parliament, in which she spoke out in favor of universal vaccination, she was confronted with harsh criticism and hatred on the Internet.
Now the Green politician has
given an interview to
Der Spiegel .
Again, the network reacted with severe criticism and malice towards Fester.
According to her critics, her statements were presumptuous.
Emilia Fester: Her first speech in the Bundestag and the "shitstorm" that followed
Emilia Fester gave her first speech in the debate on compulsory vaccination.
At that time she had spoken out in favor of introducing compulsory vaccination.
Among other things, she went into her waiver during the corona pandemic: “I wasn’t at university, I wasn’t abroad.
I haven't visited a museum or a festival.
I haven't even kissed anyone I didn't know or celebrated my birthday.
Hell, I haven't even been to a club.
Dancing, partying and everything I miss so much".
As a result, she was heavily criticized on the Internet.
However, there was not only criticism against Fester, but also hatred.
As the
mirror
reported, the young Green politician received death threats.
Emilia Fester: After the Spiegel interview, the deputy is again criticized
In her interview with
Der Spiegel
Fester went into her private life.
She works 80 to 90 hours a week.
"I don't really have any hobbies anymore," said the Green politician.
The hard working conditions and the lack of private life led Fester to the conclusion: "Ultimately, I also sacrifice my own youth for this job." With this statement, the MP polarized again.
Against the background of the income of members of the Bundestag, which amounts to around 10,000 euros, as well as because of the prestigious position as a member of parliament, Fester's portrayal of sacrifice was criticized by many.
Especially in comparison to other young people who have significantly less income and still work a lot, Fester's statement is inappropriate.
The journalist Julius Böhm, among others, wrote that he would take over the mandate for the Bundestag,
(LP)