With coffee and apple spritzer
Wolfgang Schäuble visits punks on Sylt to discuss things with them
Even in old age he doesn’t shy away from confrontation: Wolfgang Schäuble traveled to Sylt especially to talk to punks.
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Punks have been besieging the North Sea island of Sylt since June 1st. Many vacationers and politicians met them with eye rolls. Not so Wolfgang Schäuble. The CDU man went to Westerland to discuss with the punks.
This article first appeared on RTL.de
With the entry into force of the 9-euro ticket on June 1st, new hype arose about the North Sea island of Sylt. Hundreds of punks from all over Germany made the pilgrimage to Westerland to experience a German holiday – and yes, also to stick their tongues out at the classic Sylt clientele, old and rich.
With coffee and apple spritzer: Wolfgang Schäuble discusses with punks on Sylt
There is now even a protest camp on the island. There, those interested in politics discuss how Germany can be made more just. On Wednesday, some people could hardly believe their eyes: Wolfgang Schäuble (79), a political heavyweight, got into conversation with the Sylt punks.
Wolfgang Schäuble (79) discusses current political events with punks on Sylt. Yes, you read it right. In his old age, the CDU veteran still doesn’t shy away from a dispute. And while his party colleagues probably only know punks from television, Schäuble, who is almost 80 years old, does not shy away from the discussion, especially not with the political opponent much further to the left of the Union.
And so it was that the political heavyweight sat amidst the punks on Wednesday. The important crises of our time were discussed over apple spritzer and coffee, but according to the “Sylter Rundschau” it was also about how Germany could be fair in the future.
While politicians and beauties usually only vacation on Sylt, Schäuble only traveled to Westerland to talk to punks. According to the “Hamburger Abendblatt”, the crazy action came from the punk Nimbus, who actually lives in Mannheim and has been a regular guest on Sylt since the introduction of the 9-euro ticket. As the paper further reports, he is said to have written to Schäuble’s office in the Bundestag and only a little later received a call from the politician.
Punks worked all night to make meetings with Schäuble possible
Contrary to any stereotype, Nimbus and his fellow punks worked through the night to make the meeting possible with all the security risks. With success! On Wednesday, the former finance minister rolled his racing wheelchair in the direction of the Sylt town hall. Schäuble in a chilled-out polo shirt, Nimbus in a Karl Marx shirt and a green mohawk, befitting his status.
And Schäuble apparently liked the chat: “I agreed on the condition that everything goes well and that’s it and that’s good,” said the 79-year-old of the “Sylter Rundschau”.
At the age of 79, in the sweltering heat, surrounded by a number of punks, not yielding to the political discourse demands enormous respect. That also went down well with the punk crowd. As the “Sylter Rundschau” reports, the discussion with the CDU veteran ended with thunderous applause and “wool, wool, wool” calls.