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Left-wing politician Heidi Reichinnek: ”We are people, not machines!”
Heidi Reichinnek is considered the hope of her party, Die Linke: she convinces young voters via Tiktok, advocates for social justice and against right-wing populism. But is that enough in the party crisis?
If you break your political concerns down to Tiktok length – how does that sound?
I fight for social justice. This means that everyone gets what they need in life. I want basic child security so that all children and young people have the same opportunities. I want pensions that are enough to live on so that no one has to work or stand in line at the food bank after they retire. And I would like us to have investments for climate protection, for education, for infrastructure, so that we have cohesion and a coexistence from which everyone benefits.
You have over 200,000 followers on the short video platform, how do you do that?
The interest in politics is there, so for me it is simply another opportunity to enter into dialogue with people. Just as I’m on the market square, at the information stand or at a panel discussion, I’m also on social media because that’s how three quarters of people get information. If I don’t take place there, it will also be a signal to the voters: I am not interested in this type of communication.
Do you communicate differently when you are at the voting booth or in front of the camera?
No, I don’t act, I’m always myself. The difference is that I live
Source: Stern
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