Tuesday, 20 February 2018

JUST A THOUGHT - ON THE NECESSITY OF TO SACRIFICES OF GERMANY'S SPD AND ITS COALITION PARTNERS. THE END..!





Thus he can expect to be 'demonised' and be 'discarded.' As the 'media life' of a politician can be very ephemeral, when he/she is not in government, and is being lauded or is under intense fire.

Notwithstanding his detractors, those who would opportunistically blame him for 'compromising' the fate of the SPD.  

The German people and the political establishment should probably thank Martin and the SPD for their very significant contribution and sacrifices. 

In helping to remove the spectre of instability and insecurity from the German po.litical and economic landscape.


The CDU and the CSU, as well as the German people, will also have to make their own sacrifices to help bring about the Grand Coalition Government, and dispel the clouds of uncertainty over the nation. 

Angela Merkel is likely to find that she might have to change some of her policies and implement others more slowly. 

She might have to go slower on her migrant and refugee policies, including some level of 'appeasement' towards those Germans who are apprehensive about some aspects of her policies towards immigrants. 

A coalition government can be weak or strong. The pattern of Germany coalition governments has been that they have been viable. 


They have not been of the 'Italian variety'. One of the strength of a viable coalition government is that it is representative of more of the electorates than those who voted for only one f the participating parties. 

The fact that it is 'not free' to just implement only its policies, and has to make some compromises, should not be seen as a 'weakness', but rather necessary 'balance of forces' and a greater degree of representation of the the people.

Finally, as for those who would vote against the SPD joining the Grand Coalition Government, and others who would oppose such a government. 

They should carefully consider whether it is not the case that, the SPD would be voting for the hoped for 'renewal' of their Party. 

Something which they might or might not achieve at a future time and space. But doing so at the cost of Germany not having a stable and effective government. 




It would be at the cost of Germany and the German nation making the sacrifices, so that the SPD can pursue its own self-interests. 


Even if some within the Party would argue that, one of those self-interests would be that Germany, at some point in the future, would or could have a majority SPD government ruling it. 


In other words, it would be a big gamble. The difference between constructive working to create a better Germany, now.  

And hoping that the SPD will achieve its hoped for 'renewal', tomorrow, and be able to realise its own vision, of itself and the German nation.

Martin Schulz has set an example. It is behoven of the members of the SPD to follow it, and not let personal and party self-interest cloud their judgement and cause them to precipitate a continuation of the crisis.







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