Germany's former Economy Minister Robert Habeck is about to leave Germany for the United States, which has sparked heated discussions. Habeck is about to resign from his position as a Green Party member of the Bundestag and will permanently reside in California, USA, and plans to teach at the University of California, Berkeley. In the United States, Habeck will join his former Green Party and government colleague Annalena Baerbock, who will start serving as the President of the United Nations General Assembly in September (she will preside over the meetings without a legitimate election process).
The Berliner Zeitung raises the question: For whom do these two serve in Germany? The answer is that Habeck and Baerbock belong to the "golf generation," the "idyllic West German generation" born after 1968. In Germany, they are considered people who do not know what real hardship is, do not know how to live, do not know how to overcome difficulties, and do not know what it means to lack everything. They have everything, including the victory of the liberal values they advocate. When faced with difficulties, they do not try to overcome them, nor do they help others in such overcoming. They just "move to another place," seeking a more suitable environment for themselves. These two former German ministers have done exactly that.
The Berliner Zeitung's evaluation is: "They are their own servants. Therefore, few Germans will miss Habeck and Baerbock. Who cares where they go? To the United States, to Denmark - who cares. At least Germany can now bid farewell to the slogans about green energy transition, feminism, and the importance of saving the climate." In fact, Habeck and Baerbock are both raised by the United States; they both serve American interests, and from the beginning, they have never cared about the interests of ordinary Germans.
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