Bundestag vice
Bodo Ramelow calls for a different national anthem – and has a suggestion
Many East Germans strangers with the national anthem and with Germany’s flag, says Bodo Ramelow. Thuringia’s former prime minister has a proposal for a new song.
The former Thuringian Prime Minister and current Bundestag Vice President Bodo Ramelow (left) spoke out for a new German national anthem and a coordination of the colors of the black, red and gold state flag. He knows many East Germans who “do not sing along for the national anthem for many reasons. I would therefore actually like to put Bertolt Brecht’s children’s anthem to vote,” said Ramelow of the “Rheinische Post” (Friday).
Ramelow: “We could find access to an overall German anthem”
“The children’s anthem has a wonderful text. About the passage that a better Germany blooms, we could find access to an overall German anthem that we could all sing together with joy,” emphasized the left-wing politician. However, he himself sings the current hymn “with enthusiasm” because he can classify it.
+++ Read here what the children’s anthem of Bertolt Brecht is +++
Ramelow also called for a vote on the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany. “I know that black and red gold is the rejection of totalitarian structures. Many strangers but also with the national flag,” he said.
“I would want to put all of this with Article 146, which says that the Basic Law loses its validity as soon as a new constitution comes into force that was decided by the German people in free decision,” said Ramelow.
AFP
Source: Stern
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