One of the peculiarities of these days is a revaluation of well-known terms that could never have been imagined before. For example, the CSU has to postpone its exam because too many participants are in quarantine. For similar reasons, FC Bayern will have to forego a training camp for their football professionals before the Bundesliga starts in the second half of the season. An interesting fact because all three terms actually have to do with isolation, retreats like training camps and quarantine. But still it doesn’t fit together. On the other hand, consideration is being given to shortening the duration of a quarantine because the infection situation is likely to increase dramatically. The layman would say: “Then don’t loosen up, but be strict so that it doesn’t spread any further!” But what does the layman know?
The layman still knows, for example, that all agriculture ministers at practically every political level have been saying for decades that junk food prices must finally come to an end. Even Julia Klöckner said that, hard to believe. But since her successor Cem Özdemir comes along with it, the excitement is suddenly great. Maybe because you think that, as a green man, he could even mean it seriously? Mess! The avowed Swabian Özdemir, who also likes to play the first lieutenant in the reserve, is known for wanting to reconcile his party with the conservative bourgeoisie. What’s going to happen there?
But you can’t be sure about anything anymore. Not only the terms, people change too. Even Markus Söder now publicly admits mistakes and wants to be a little gentler in the new year. Mindfulness is more of a term from the esoteric corner that is less associated with the CSU. But at the meeting at the wintry Kirchsee, Söder leaves the traditional jacket to his colleague Friedrich Merz from the CDU and instead wears a normal winter jacket. This is how you break expectations, which is what business philosophers call disruption. There is still a little way to go before the next state elections, but if things go bad, Söder then personally chooses the green riot box Katharina Schulze or the red rascal Florian von Brunn in the voting booth. You can’t rule out anything. Who knows today where the two will be politically in 2023?