Jan Böhmermann shows how rich people prepare for the apocalypse

“ZDF Magazin Royale”
Luxury bunkers at extreme prices: Böhmermann shows how the super-rich are preparing for the climate catastrophe

When climate change has destroyed the earth, the only thing left to do is: save yourself – who can. At least that’s how Jan Böhmermann puts it in the “ZDF Magazin Royale”. The world’s super rich are already preparing for the extreme case.

Jan Böhmermann is back from the winter break and has come up with the hashtag “salt sticks” for his first show. Sounds harmless, one might think. Maybe it’s about the inflationary use of salt that makes you sick in the long run. Or the Germans’ lack of desire for spices. But nothing like that.

“ZDF Magazin Royale”: The super rich and climate change

It’s about climate change, but more specifically about what super-rich preppers are doing to prepare for an emergency. But before that, the satirist takes a small detour and makes it clear how little the German authorities themselves are prepared. “Germany is not well prepared for any crisis,” was his conclusion after touching on a few of the offices and their tasks. Back to the preppers, because apparently you are responsible for your own survival.

Preppen – what was reserved for right-wing extremist conspiracy theorists a few years ago has now, according to Böhmermann, arrived in mainstream society. Even the German authorities recommend a certain emergency stock. In addition to water, grain products and sausages, the list of recommendations also includes pretzel sticks. And so the circle closes for the hashtag of the week. But while average earners may still be able to afford to stockpile the recommended foods somewhere, the super-rich go one step further.

Companies like the Swiss company Oppidum build luxury bunkers for a small group of the super-rich. “Highly secure and completely discreet,” says an Oppidum commercial that Böhmermann plays. “Beautifully furnished and fully bespoke with everything you need to relax.” What rich people have to shell out for it? 100 million dollars, explains the ZDF satirist, who presents himself in the post as a snooty, cigar-smoking top earner. The Swiss bunker model is just one of many. Böhmermann also points out that for some time now, the super-rich have chosen New Zealand as their destination for the apocalypse rescue. Peter Thiel, the inventor of PayPal and a former Trump buddy, has already bought a remote farm there.

Jan Böhmermann, the rich snot

But what happens to all the other people, those who can’t even afford a luxury bunker? Solidarity is apparently out of the question. “The billionaires considered using special combination locks for the food supply, which would only be known to them,” Böhmermann quoted the English newspaper “The Guardian”. “Or getting the Wardens to wear some sort of disciplinary collar in return for their survival. Or maybe building robots to serve as both wardens and workers — if that technology could be developed ‘in time’,” the quote continues. In an emergency, “the law of the strongest applies anyway – that’s mine,” Böhmermann laughs smugly. “So far it’s coming. First I want to throw tomato soup at my Monet and then I want to hide it in my beautiful bunker from the climate catastrophe,” he says.

However, the satirist only says the most important sentence at the very end: “Real wealth is not about flying a private jet, but being able to protect yourself from what flying a private jet triggers.”

source: ZDF Magazine Royale

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