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WELT AM SONNTAG:
Hamburg's Higher Regional Court President Marc Tully called in this newspaper last week to endure the opinions and attitudes of others better.
Do the events at the Capitol show what happens if it is not heeded?
Stefan Aust:
In a certain way, yes, because a character like Donald Trump is already the consequence of problems, not their trigger.
He came to power because large layers of US society were hostile to each other due to economic developments, and he then significantly deepened this division.
In the end, he behaves like a spoiled kid who no longer gets what he would like - at the same time he has become a kind of messiah for his followers, whom they would follow anywhere.
When everyone realized that any hope of maintaining power was in vain, Trump and his disciples went completely nuts.
WELT AM SONNTAG:
In the end, democracy prevailed after all.
But does it have to be more robust - also in Germany?
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Aust:
We have to see that a lot goes beyond symbolism.
Occupying the offices or the lectern in parliament, these are the images that are wanted for one's own need for recognition.
Everyone can now know how vulnerable the sites of democracy and thus also their internal constitution is.
The state should better protect itself against this, even if that does not solve the problem itself.
WELT AM SONNTAG:
What is the responsibility of Twitter and Facebook and other services of this kind?
Aust:
It's a very difficult situation because it is undesirable for every idiot to be allowed to spread everything at any time, including hidden calls for violence.
But to hand over the discourse sovereignty to some employees of a few large companies is also not in the interests of democracy.
There is still a lot to clarify here in order to find a good way.
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Stefan Aust is editor of WELT AM SONNTAG. Jörn Lauterbach asked the questions.
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Source: Welt am Sonntag