What has a hairdryer to do with politics in Europe? Experts could assume that maybe a new law for the quantity of hot air a hairdryer is allowed to emit has been enacted.
After all, European madness of regulation had already created laws concerning the coving of cucumbers and bananas, the standard size of condoms or the package regulation affecting mandatory deposit on disposable packaging.
After all, European madness of regulation had already created laws concerning the coving of cucumbers and bananas, the standard size of condoms or the package regulation affecting mandatory deposit on disposable packaging.
So why not regulating hot hair?
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| Pic.: Political vote catching - “Hot air would choose the lefties” |
This year is a bumper election year in Germany: Several state parliament elections, local elections and in September Bundestag elections. So how to dispose people going to the polls? The German social democratic party (SPD), which is running Germany together with its larger partner, the conservative party (CDU) of chancellor Angela Merkel, is afraid to loose its re-election in September. And because of necessity is the mother of invention, they started an aggressive and polarizing campaign.
Since last week a hairdryer conveys the party’s message: “Hot air would choose the lefties”. Other election posters show a shark and a coin in collar. The political opponents are not amused. They criticise the “decrial” and “impertinentness” the posters stand for. The SPD-election-manager, Kajo Wasserhövel, defends the viewy campaign: “We get to the point and talk in plain language” he says. “We do not want to make a purring EU-election-campaign”.
The EU-election is a prestige performance. It’s a warm-up for the crucial election in September. One will see how much hairdryers will take place in the German parliament. By all means, some more hot debates would not be amiss. - Paul Schilling | www.FreieHONNEFER.de
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