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Solothurn Conference of 15/16 October 2022 – Part 2

The role of the media in armed conflicts

by Karin Leukefeld,* Germany/Syria

(17 November 2022) (cm) Not least the latest geopolitical situation shows in all clarity that the media have abandoned their original mandate of informing the interested population as independently and accurately as possible in favour of “information” that is one-sided in terms of power politics. Research on the ground of the events is often saved and replaced by reports of the dominant western news agencies AFP, AP, Reuters and DPA – or else they are abused additionally by means of so-called “parachute journalism” for one-sided information.

Germany, a champion in decline

From export world champion to heated shelters and power outages: Deindustrialization is advancing. Who will stop this madness?

by Marc Friedrich*

(17 November 2022) “Germany must die!” This is the title of a popular song by the Hamburg punk band “Slime”, to which people like to dance the pogo. Can a country die? Yes, first its own economy and then, more or less in the long term, the entire country, for the economy is the heartbeat of a country. And if the heart dies, everything else ceases to function.

The Bottomless Pit of War Spending

by Manlio Dinucci,* Italy

(17. November 2022) The European Union is giving Ukraine €5 billion in exceptional macro financial assistance. Another 9 billion has been provided by the EU-sponsored fundraising campaign. However, this is not enough to cover the budget hole; Zelensky is immediately asking for another 55 billion euros. The US and EU have already donated 100 billion euros in military supplies to Kiev.

Please don’t drift off into visions!

Visible consequences of integration policy

by Carl Bossard*

(17 November 2022) “Was there something?”, many ask. A teacher shortage? An emergency situation? Those responsible for education act as if nothing had happened – and take refuge in visions. Some are amazed angrily.
Germany

Open letter from the town of Königs Wusterhausen to the Federal Government

written by the town council

Esteemed Federal Chancellor Scholz,
Esteemed Ministers

As an organ of local self-government, our entire attention is focused on the living conditions of our citizens, on the provision of social, economic and cultural infrastructure.

The challenges of the past years, whether as a result of the so-called refugee crisis or the pandemic policy, have already overextended the personnel and financial capacity of the municipalities several times.
Letter to the editor

It takes everyone for peace

(7 November 2022) For months, our daily lives have been dominated by war and the way it is reported. The coverage is marked by war rhetoric that only adds to our alarm.