Actor Til Schweiger described climate activists protesting in the streets as “complete idiots”. “I don’t know what to do when I’m stuck in traffic and I miss an important appointment because they’re stuck there. So I’m definitely going out,” said the 59-year-old star of “Manta Manta – Second Part” in an interview with the newspaper “Bild”. .
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“I saw the video of someone taking off a weather sticker. I think I would do the same. What do I think of them? They are stupid.”
CDU: “Til Schweiger is welcome to come to us”
The actor received encouragement from the CDU for his statement. Hamburg Union politician and Bundestag member Christoph de Vries said in an interview with “Bild”: “Til Schweiger is welcome to us. He speaks to my soul and now he’s a Hamburger like me.”
Rhineland-Palatinate CDU party leader Christian Baldauf also agreed. He told “Bild”: “Competent people with a willingness to debate are always welcome for us. The CDU keeps its arms open – Til Schweiger is welcome to come to us, become a member, be active.”
“They get paid for it”
Climate activists, most of whom belong to the “Last Generation” group, have been blocking roads in Germany for months. This annoys not only many people who have to commute to work daily by car, but also those who remain silent.
They are partially paid for this, they earn up to 1,500 euros a month for this.
Til Schweiger about climate activists
The director and actor, who plays Bertie in the film, continued in the interview: “I actually know a lot of young people who are really looking forward to the film. We didn’t want to make a film awake, we wanted to convey the attitude to life at that time, when the world was at least apparently still in order. And that’s what people loved about the premiere. I’m not afraid that weather stickers will not go to the movies. Because they all cling to the road.”
Then the actor says: “They are partially paid for this, they reach 1,500 euros a month for this. There are even training camps where they learn, among other things, which glue sticks best in which climate. great plague in this country!”
The subject also hits a sore point with Tina Ruland, who plays Uschi in the movie “Manta”. She said in the interview: “I think that with this action you are not pulling the population to your side, but turning them against you. That is the biggest mistake. They should stick to the Bundestag.”
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The 56-year-old continues: “I’m someone who tries to do something for the climate. But I think it’s completely wrong to obstruct the population in this way – and to not let important vehicles pass, like ambulances. That sucks.
Schweiger also sharply attacks the Federal Economy Minister, Robert Habeck (Greens). “I think it would be great if Robert Habeck self-destructed. So he couldn’t bite off so much crap”, he said about the “picture”. And further: “He should continue to write children’s books, he has no business idea.” He wouldn’t take Habeck in his car, he replies when asked – “even if Habeck looks like a drowned poodle”.
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Schweiger grumbles about the Greens: “Almost any government would never make this money in the free economy – that’s why they became politicians. The leader of the Greens did not even complete her studies. And they receive 20,000 euros a month. And who pays for it? People.”
And: “Then the politicians say: we don’t give a damn about the people. They have to take an oath to serve the people because we pay them. So they are not our kings, but our servants.” (lem)
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