PRÆSIDENT STEINMEIERs TALE PÅ TYSK TV
I dag vil jeg bringe et kort citat fra en
fremragende tale, som den tyske præsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier holdt
forleden på tysk TV i anledning af corona-krisen.
Han har været præsident siden
2017, er socialdemokrat og har tidligere været tysk udenrigsminister og formand
for SPD. Han var i mange år stabschef
for daværende kansler Gerhard Schröder.
Steinmeier er 64 år og blev for en del år siden også kendt, fordi han
gav sin ene nyre til sin kone, Elke Büdenbinder, der er dommer og også meget
kendt i Tyskland.
Her er nogle af hans ord til de tyske seere:
And will we join up around the world to search for
a solution - or will we fall back into isolation and everyone going it alone?
Let us share all knowledge and research, so that we can more rapidly find a
vaccine and therapies. And let us form a global alliance that works to ensure
that the poorest and most vulnerable countries also get access. No, this
pandemic is not a war. It does not pit nations against nations, or soldiers
against soldiers. Rather, it is a test of our humanity. It brings out the worst
and the best in people. Let us show each other our best side!
And let us do so in Europe, as well. Germany cannot
emerge from the crisis strong and healthy if our neighbours do not also become
strong and healthy. This blue flag is here for a reason. Thirty years after the
reunification of Germany, and 75 years after the end of the war, we Germans are
not only called on, but are actually obligated, to show European
solidarity!
Solidarity, I know, is a lofty concept. But is not
each and every one of us now experiencing, in a very personal and existential
way, what solidarity means? My
actions are essential for the survival of others.
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