Vorurteile: Ostdeutsche Grüne fordern Perspektivwechsel
Undankbar und missgelaunt: So werden die Menschen in Ostdeutschland viel zu oft wahrgenommen, meint die Ost-AG der Grünen-Bundestagsfraktion. Dabei gebe es einiges zu lernen von den Ostdeutschen.
Green politicians from the east are campaigning for increased attention and recognition for the achievements of Eastern Germans. In a paper titled "Germany East as a Mirror of the Future," the Green faction's East AG writes, "Eastern Germany is a pioneer in handling regional upheavals, a champion of bold beginnings." However, this perspective is not given enough space in public debates, critics claim.
"Eastern Germans are too often portrayed as stubborn people who glorify the DDR era, are ungrateful for the Western benefits after reunification, and now choose the wrong candidates." Instead, self-confidence, self-efficacy, and daring pragmatism are seen as valuable skills during crises. The authors of the paper advocate expanding the use of Eastern Germany as a location for climate-neutral technologies and their research.
They also call for better promotion of infrastructure, such as in healthcare and education, to maintain the quality of life in the regions. "Foreign skilled workers must be actively recruited," demands the East AG. The demand also includes increasing the promotion of gifted individuals from the eastern federal states, establishing an Ost Talent Promotion Fund, and a quota for local candidates in federal institutions in leadership positions.
The Green faction's East AG includes Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Steffi Lemke, Andrea Lübcke, Claudia Müller, Julia Schneider, Paula Piechotta, Michael Kellner, and Kassem Taher Saleh.
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