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Dispute on stern TV on the subject of Djokovic: “He’s not a role model at all”
On Sunday evening, Nikolaus Blome and Frauke Ludowig presented Stern TV for the first time
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Sunday night premiere. Frauke Ludowig and Nikolaus Blome moderated stern TV for the first time. Corona, the division in society, rising prices for food and energy: the focus here is on the topics that move people and affect the reality of their lives.
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Emotions boil over from the very first topic of the evening. The back and forth about the entry of the unvaccinated tennis professional Novak Djokovic to Australia has stunned many people. Does he think his celebrity status allows him to defy laws and rules? Is someone like that still a role model? Is sport still about role models or is big money the decisive factor?
Dragoslav Stepanovic defends Djokovic
Former Bundesliga coach Dragoslav Stepanovic defends his compatriot Djokovic. He believes there are reasons Australia didn’t want the world number one to play. Actress Elena Uhlig goes to the ceiling: “It’s also about role models. He’s not a role model at all. Where are we? You can’t get extra sausages just because he does sports.”
Let’s Dance juror Joachim Llambi also reads Djokovic the Levites: “I find it disrespectful to tell people I don’t care. I have this exemption.” Stepanovic accuses politicians of having interfered in the case – “Fortunately, politicians have interfered, they should interfere much more often,” counters Uhlig. At least everyone agrees that the Australian government has not presented a happy picture with the days of back and forth. “After one day you should have decided, he stays or he goes again,” summarizes Llambi.
How the topic of vaccination divides a family
The example of Matthias Blum and his mother Christine shows how much the opinion about Corona can affect family life. He does not want to be vaccinated, his mother is very worried about him. “We’ve been discussing this for so long and sometimes I’m a little angry about this rigid attitude,” says Christine Blum. But her son sticks to his rejection. He’s lost confidence in politics and doesn’t trust vaccines either, he says in the studio. But he does not have a bad conscience about his decision, not even towards the hospital staff: “I have not yet endangered a nurse or intensive care nurse myself. I have not been vaccinated or recovered since the beginning of the pandemic, so I was not ill either.”
Tübingen’s Mayor Boris Palmer believes that compulsory vaccination could settle the conflict in the family: “It will all be much easier. The dispute between mother and son is over when it is no longer a private decision, but the legislator says, ‘This is an obligation ‘. Then the fight is over.” Palmer is considered a strong advocate of compulsory vaccination, he even sees vaccination as a “civic duty”. As a punishment, he had previously proposed a fine of 5,000 euros.
stern TV: Lateral thinkers are confronted in the studio
The “hot seat” was unpacked especially for him – Markus Fuchs, 36 years old and lateral thinking activist from Dresden. Things went well though. For Elena Uhlig, the lateral thinkers get too much attention because they are a small but loud minority. Many people would be surprised what’s going on when they see pictures of Corona protests, but: “There’s nothing going on, zero. The majority is really behaving differently and wants to get through this crisis. I always have that Feel like you don’t want to go through there.”
A claim by the lateral thinker causes laughter in the studio. He claims: “Those who are unvaccinated have a lower risk of contracting omicron.” Laughter in the audience and among the guests, contradicted by Nikolaus Blome. A fact check shows: The statement is false, the numbers that Fuchs relies on are not correct. Nikolaus Blome also made it clear at the end: “If everyone behaved like you, it wouldn’t be so good with the pandemic.”
Theme inflation and concern of citizens
Not only the corona pandemic, but also inflation worries people. Prices have literally exploded in many areas in recent months. Petrol and electricity are becoming more expensive and the new federal government is making it clear that climate protection will also cost us a lot. The group discussed this with Jens Diezinger. He is an educator and the father of a family of seven. Although both spouses are working, money is becoming increasingly scarce towards the end of the month. “We’re already thinking about what we’re going to cook, where we’re going to shop. And it would be nice to be able to go to the butcher or buy organic products.”
The family also has to cut corners when it comes to clothing for the children. Actress Elena Uhlig wants retailers to have more responsibilities: “Five large retail chains make up 85 percent of our food trade. They sometimes have a duty to help us and do something.” Diezinger also cannot understand why it is possible that his family can only make ends meet despite two jobs: “I work with the greatest good that we have, with children. That and care are simply areas that are now also have to be financially upgraded.”