A few days ago I learned that the chicken is a descendant of the dinosaur³. At first I couldn’t believe it, but after some background research it was actually confirmed. What do we learn from this? The chicken is a fundamental part of this society, because the breakfast egg remains essential for Sunday breakfast – whether VW removes the currywurst from the canteen or not. Great power is therefore followed by great responsibility.

Dear Mr. Laschet, for the coming legislative period it will not be enough „[…] to make NRW more climate-proof“¹. Therefore, our tip: roll up your sleeves and make a splash, not a spill! The same applies to Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. If, for example, a Kiwi coalition is formed (good luck, good luck, dear Greens), then the climate policy course must be changed – yesterday, not tomorrow! To stay in the image of the kiwi: the CDU should be the little annoying seeds between the teeth, while the Greens are the juicy pulp, which is why we buy the kiwi in the first place. In the end, however, a sour, furry aftertaste remains on the tongue.

All joking aside, climate policy must not be allowed to become a bargaining chip, as it has in Baden-Württemberg. It is clear that politics is always a struggle for majorities and compromises. However, the Greens make themselves untrustworthy when they concede more deportations to the CDU – in the first half of 2021, there were 518 ⁴ – for a handful of wind turbines. What we need instead is more solidarity as the guiding principle of progressive politics. Only through more social cohesion can the great transformational achievements of the coming decades be mastered. Solidarity means: climate compensation payments for low-income earners, tax and gender justice, rent caps and adjustments, allowing municipalities to take in more refugees, a foreign policy as a peace policy. This list is far from complete, but it is a step in the right direction. A look at the election programs shows which parties use the word solidarity and how often: Left 12, SPD 11, Greens 6, CDU 2, FDP 0 (with the exception of the abolition of the Soli).^{5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

Actually, it would be time for a left-progressive solidarity coalition. Society thinks more socialist than is reflected in the elections and the government. Why? There is a tendency for the interests of wealthier voter groups to prevail, as they become involved in parties, citizens‘ initiatives or interest groups.¹⁰ At the same time, union membership has been declining for years, and low voter turnout is also an expression of frustration and resignation.¹¹