GASTSPIEL Lothar Bölck • Bölck gibt Stoff! Immer wieder!
Cabaret by and with Lothar Bölck
Politicians are like real estate: immovable, but purchasable. At the beginning of his career, the politician's motto is supposed to be based on conscience. But soon he starts running. Following only his lobby. Initially, he walks, but eventually only obeys. Instead of venturing into democracy, he demands a company car. Thus, his resume turns into an autobiography. This is not a coincidence, as parties and the state have become covertly owned by major automobile companies. The SPD belongs to VW, the CSU to BMW, the employment agency to FORD, and the BND to AUDI, as AUDI used to be called HORCH. The metamorphosis of the politician: from being a servant of the people to the dealer of two masters. Dealing means acting. So, the morning question for every politician is: How can I deal without acting? His action deal space is the narrow line between party discipline and lobbying, and between owning a home and being dictated by others. To the right, the party, to the left, the supervisory board, behind him his wife, and in front, his career. As a result of this balancing act, the actual client of the politician - the people - are left behind. Political disillusionment proves: the people are not silent. That's why their mouths must be shut; the silent don't speak. To make the people talk again, the politician holds office hours. Once a month, for a full hour, the people can speak to the politician. The rest is silence. The politician's attempt to juggle lobby, party, wife, and people is called squaring the electoral district. Nevertheless, during the office hours, the politician never avoids the questions of the time. Just the answers. And because the people have had to swallow everything for so long, they can break their silence here. Afterward, they've had a lot to chew on. *Also referring to politicians and various political actors recognizing themselves in these descriptions
Lothar BÖLCK GIVES MATERIAL. REPEATEDLY! Because democracy is in danger of decaying. It teeters between omnipotence and impotence, influence and drainage. Ideology and idiocy. Since stock market quotations started being displayed at the bottom of the screen during televised Bundestag debates, the real power dynamics have become apparent. The unknowledgeable speak from above. And the influential undermine them.
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