Climate activism is polarizing. It is not surprising, therefore, that the comments under the Instagram photograph showing Luisa Neubauer together with US politician Bernie Sanders were not just euphoric. Like something like this: “A privileged old white man is flying around the world to preach renunciation to us.” Or “Great, talk about your “private” CO2 footprint with your frequent flights, wasteful promotional trips and clothing consumption, as well as Sanders’ support for the gun lobby.” However, there are also very typical sexist comments directed at Neubauer, such as “Luisa, you have a hot body.”
Some comments below the photo of Neubauer and Sanders on Instagram | Bernie Sanders participated in Luisa Neubauer’s podcast © Instagram/luisa Neubauer
But what do you hear on the podcast with the title? “Why do people have the right to be angry?” – Bernie Sanders is possibly the best-known left-wing politician in the USA. He likes to say that he wants to do politics “for normal people” and not for the banks, that is, not to play a role in capitalism and this is also the name of his current book, namely: “It’s normal to be angry with capitalism ” and his podcast visit to Germany’s best-known climate activist was probably a good way to promote exactly that book. He talked about hope and where you get the energy to persist in something complicated, but he also talked about current developments and assessments, he talked about the disproportion between billionaires and “normal” people and also how such a disproportion has a negative impact on efforts to overcome the crisis. climate.
This is my conclusion: anyone who likes Bernie Sanders will not be surprised by this podcast, but it will confirm the basic stance of his political line. When it comes to the climate movement, not much new is learned. Luisa Neubauer moderates the conversation (in English) with great confidence – that alone makes it worth listening to.