After reunification, the PDS has developed a clever strategy to the moral failures of their members during the SED dictatorship off. They invented the concept of 'East German biography. " With this dazzling coinage was any criticism of the cadres and spies, the totalitarian system had once supported, to criticize all citizens in the new federal states reinterpretation. The population of an entire region was for the misconduct of individuals held hostage taken. These perfidious tactics will now be chosen by the Union in the east imitated, as the debate about the GDR past of Saxony Prime Minister Stanislav Tillich shows. The Sorbe on Monday in a statement his personal involvement in the defunct regime acknowledged. This clarification, they may also come late, deserves all the recognition. At the same time, wants Tillich, but his remarks as a contribution to the "handling of the Germans with each other" - his State Chancellery speaks pointed to a "shabby East-West conflict" - understood to know. That is presumptuous.
Tillich entered the final phase of the DDR in the SED nationals CDU, to the career of a state functionary smash them. In his position as the nomenclature squad, he could influence it politically, received a good salary twice as high as a skilled worker and belonged to the elite function. That the father was career has opted for one of his biographical reality. Contrary to the perception has its own Tillich with this career, however, has no typical East German biography. " Not last closed its work something which the majority of citizens have nothing to do wanted - a permanent collaboration with SED comrades, and even contacts with Stasi officers.
Against this background it seems more than strange, if Tillich refers to his discharge, it should not be that East German behavior is increasingly a general suspicion would be suspended. Who with such a Vita this argument contends, subsequently discredited the many who deliberately kept distance with the regime and for personal purchase disadvantages have taken. Thus Tillich also damaged the reputation of the CDU as the party of German unity.
Humanely, it may be understandable that Tillich his work as cadres nomenclature until recently has publicly beschönigt. Because while he is becoming a kind of stylized and opponents claimed that he did during the cold days of the dictatorship in the niche of the Catholic Church overwintered, it is now politically under pressure. In his case can be passionate debate whether someone like he is still the necessary credibility for a high government owns. But such a dispute would be oversimplifying. Because the importance of the case extends far beyond him even more, it is about the state of the CDU in the new federal states as a whole.
The Union would be well advised to mind when they are at the weekend on her federal party meets in Stuttgart. There is also about prospects for the East will be discussed. However worthwhile to look at Saxony. Ironically in the heartland peaceful revolution there after nearly twenty years with no civil rights CDU party book more, a minister would have. New heads are missing, too. The recorders have the power back. That makes the party so unattractive. Just 80 500 (with all of Berlin: 93 000) members, the CDU still in eastern Germany. Most of them were already actively GDR times, when there were 134 500 so-called "Union of Friends" existed. The party dies, because the members are outdated. There is a lack of charismatic personalities that affect the citizens of clearance stock attractive effect.
Tillich was on a good path. Eloquenten the speakers, which is also on the international stage knows, some had even believed that under Kurt Biedenkopf still usual absolute majorities specified. Over the weekend, the hope now emerges as opportunist. That is the tragedy of the case Tillich.
Tillich entered the final phase of the DDR in the SED nationals CDU, to the career of a state functionary smash them. In his position as the nomenclature squad, he could influence it politically, received a good salary twice as high as a skilled worker and belonged to the elite function. That the father was career has opted for one of his biographical reality. Contrary to the perception has its own Tillich with this career, however, has no typical East German biography. " Not last closed its work something which the majority of citizens have nothing to do wanted - a permanent collaboration with SED comrades, and even contacts with Stasi officers.
Against this background it seems more than strange, if Tillich refers to his discharge, it should not be that East German behavior is increasingly a general suspicion would be suspended. Who with such a Vita this argument contends, subsequently discredited the many who deliberately kept distance with the regime and for personal purchase disadvantages have taken. Thus Tillich also damaged the reputation of the CDU as the party of German unity.
Humanely, it may be understandable that Tillich his work as cadres nomenclature until recently has publicly beschönigt. Because while he is becoming a kind of stylized and opponents claimed that he did during the cold days of the dictatorship in the niche of the Catholic Church overwintered, it is now politically under pressure. In his case can be passionate debate whether someone like he is still the necessary credibility for a high government owns. But such a dispute would be oversimplifying. Because the importance of the case extends far beyond him even more, it is about the state of the CDU in the new federal states as a whole.
The Union would be well advised to mind when they are at the weekend on her federal party meets in Stuttgart. There is also about prospects for the East will be discussed. However worthwhile to look at Saxony. Ironically in the heartland peaceful revolution there after nearly twenty years with no civil rights CDU party book more, a minister would have. New heads are missing, too. The recorders have the power back. That makes the party so unattractive. Just 80 500 (with all of Berlin: 93 000) members, the CDU still in eastern Germany. Most of them were already actively GDR times, when there were 134 500 so-called "Union of Friends" existed. The party dies, because the members are outdated. There is a lack of charismatic personalities that affect the citizens of clearance stock attractive effect.
Tillich was on a good path. Eloquenten the speakers, which is also on the international stage knows, some had even believed that under Kurt Biedenkopf still usual absolute majorities specified. Over the weekend, the hope now emerges as opportunist. That is the tragedy of the case Tillich.
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