Christine Lambrecht could have given many reasons for her resignation, but modestly limited herself to just one: the "months of media focus" on her person.
According to this stab-in-the-back legend, we bloodthirsty journalists were again to blame for the far too early end of a promising career in politics.
But how do you want to please such politicians?
First they tweet like crazy or do bizarre things on New Year's Eve to get maximum attention.
But if you then focus them as desired, they step back insulted.
Bertolt Kohler
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In the Lambrecht case, there is really only one explanation for this contradictory behavior: she had long since had enough of her job in the Bendler block (which would explain a lot of things that you could hardly understand before).
But the chancellor just didn't want to let her go.
With a sophisticated escalation strategy, probably copied from Putin, including the New Year's Eve video, Lambrecht then forced Scholz to do so, possibly with the threat of setting off completely different fireworks at Easter.
Soldiers recognize non-stops immediately
Why did the chancellor want to hold on to her?
In any case, he doesn't want to be driven to anything by the press.
Secondly, the comparison with Lambrecht Scholz made it look really good.
And then the fear has also come true that almost everyone will duck their heads when the boss is looking for a volunteer for the suicide squad in the Ministry of Defense.
Because with mediocre camouflage and deception, which may be enough in other ministries, you won't get far with the professionals.
Soldiers recognize stun grenades, duds and pipe bursts at first glance.
This was apparently concealed from Lambrecht, who actually wanted to retire after the Bundestag elections, which would undoubtedly have been the better decision for everyone involved, even if she was to receive a little more transitional money after her thirteen-month military service.
In view of this tragic course of events, hardly any SPD member answered the phone last weekend when a Berlin number was shown on the display.
Only the good party soldier Pistorius clicked his heels together when Scholz even called Lower Saxony at the end and threw his heart over the hurdle or over the barbed wire on the Bendlerblock.
The man just served.
Then Heil and Klingbeil came out of cover
After that, Heil and Klingbeil came out of cover again and explained that Pistorius was the only right person for this honorable task.
Even in Frankfurt it was thought to hear them breathe a sigh of relief that this tin bowl had passed them by.
On the other hand, you should also leave the tank in the depot: It's not as bad as some people think it is to be in command and command.
You just have to know what the Bundeswehr needs most.
Yes, of course ammunition of all calibres, tanks that drive, submarines that also appear again, but above all one thing: love.
It was no coincidence that the Chancellor expressly emphasized that Pistorius, with "his big heart, is exactly the right person to lead the Bundeswehr through this turning point".
Armed Forces Commissioner Högl, who would certainly have answered the phone if it had rung, also confirmed to Pistorius that the Bundeswehr is "very important" to him.
You couldn't read that in any obituary of Lambrecht.
No one even called her mother of the company.
On the other hand, how could she have shown her affection to the soldiers?
Under current law, she shouldn't have even patted a private, let alone the generals.
But revealing a heart for animals (cougar, leopard) would not have been forbidden to her.
And while walking through the tank petting zoo, she could have shouted the old pacifist slogan that shines through in the comrades' generous praise for Pistorius: Make love, not war.