Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) have criticized climate protectionists who are stuck on the streets.
It is good to create awareness for climate protection, said Habeck on Tuesday in Stuttgart.
But it is of no use if people's lives are endangered by protests, emphasized the minister.
On the other hand, Habeck called for no false comparisons to be made.
While the Red Army Faction (RAF) terrorists have made murder a political tool, the actions of the "Last Generation" are merely civil disobedience.
The Green politician demanded that things should be viewed in a differentiated manner.
Last week, after an accident involving a cyclist in Berlin, a special fire brigade vehicle got stuck in a traffic jam allegedly caused by activists.
This had once again fueled the discussion about the movement's forms of protest, and the cyclist succumbed to her injuries.
The Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Kretschmann, sees the actions of the climate protectors as "symbolic actions that do not call into question the legal system as a whole".
You don't have to criminalize them.
They should be held accountable and keep in touch with the young people in order to dissuade them from their actions, "because it harms the cause," said Kretschmann.