Franz – I’m delighted. Alfred and Karl are with us today. Great. We can now talk about what kind of leadership we need to make what is necessary happen. What is necessary, in any case, is order. The disorder is enormous. We cannot continue like this. They are constantly putting us in debt. We don’t know where the money is going. One can only imagine what will happen when the debts they are incurring are called in. In other words, ‘when we all have to pay up.’
Franz – we have enormous debts. Alfred, you know that too. Karl knows it anyway. He is constantly dealing with these issues. So we are a good team. We have expertise in-house. Two experts who have a lot of experience in all the areas that have just been mentioned.
Franz – you agree that we should now start with the topic of leadership. This is very important to me. What our leaders are showing us is not leadership. They are constantly busy presenting themselves. They do this without addressing any of the problems we have. They just talk. No answers.
But we need answers. We have to deal with everything that’s there. It’s an endless amount. The country’s bankruptcy must be averted. We have to deal with everything in detail. Of course, a lot of it is parked in companies that are difficult to understand. We need experts who are familiar with associations in particular. They founded Sonderzahl associations so that they could do everything they want to do. You get money from everywhere. Money for the party. That has to be well organised. After all, the party needs a lot of money. Money for all kinds of things. Franz – just think how much an election campaign costs. Of course, we know little about what it really costs. On top of that, they’ve hired a whole bunch of consultants. That must cost a fortune. They’re certainly not employing the cheapest ones. You have to have the best, and they have to have a name, otherwise it won’t work. You need them too. They are often the ones who then publicly judge something. You have to have good contacts with them so that they don’t say something that is difficult to correct.
Franz – you see, we have to expect everything. Even that important documents will simply no longer be there. We all know how it is. They shred everything that would be embarrassing if it were found. They lose mobile phones and computers. They delete files and much more. We know all this. It just makes it difficult to find out what they really did.
But none of that deters us. We search and we find. There are many people among the people who are very experienced in this regard. Meaning: ‘They know most of the tricks and can adapt to anything.’
We can do it. Anything is possible if we stand together and want to bring light into the darkness.
Alfred, what do you say to all this? It’s unbelievable what’s happening. Alfred, that’s not leadership. Of course it’s not leadership. They just can’t do it. You only have to watch them when they say something. Their faces are like stone. They are so focused on simply getting all their stock phrases out. You can’t believe anything they say. Empty phrases. Nothing relevant. They are trained speakers. They are like automatons. You can’t believe anything they say because everything they say means nothing. That means: ‘They say something just for the sake of saying something. It has no meaning because they just spit out sentences like a machine. As if taken from a shelf. If you’re asked that, then say that. Nothing of importance. Just chatter.’
They never answer questions. That could lead to them being asked whether they meant what they said last time. Franz, I’m telling you, they’ve never kept a promise they made. That’s their real problem. They constantly promise things and never deliver. Literally nothing. Then they lie. They say, ‘I didn’t say that.’
That’s destructive communication. It destroys trust. It’s worthless. You simply can’t believe them because they always do the same thing. They just don’t say what needs to be said. Namely, what they were asked.
That’s not communication. That’s empty rhetoric. There’s no other way to put it. It’s learned behaviour. Pre-written by so-called spin doctors. They’re not authentic. They read out things that are written for them. They say things that are put into their mouths. Nothing is their own. They just parrot everything. They’re talking puppets. That’s what they’re there for. People look for someone who will act as a talking head. They then believe that you don’t need to be able to do anything except say what is. To do what needs to be done, they have their civil servants and other staff who do everything for them. No, they are actually the ones who let them be. They would be nothing without them. This is not the case for everyone; of course, there are also politicians who are different, but most are like this. They are made into what they are. Someone who simply says what they are told to say.
That is how leadership is seen today. Leadership vacuum arises because they no longer say anything that can be trusted. Everything is somewhere else. They twist everything so that when something bad comes out, it can be twisted in another direction. That’s how they are.
Alfred, of course we don’t want that anymore. We want leaders who are different. Who can say what is necessary. Who know what is going on. Who are also capable of taking responsibility. They are educated. They have a wide range of experience that they can apply to what they are responsible for. They are also open. They speak independently. There are no spin doctors telling them what the people want to hear. They tell the people what is going on. No sugar-coating. Clarity is essential. The people need to know what is going on.
Karl, you know a lot about how things are. What is the budget situation like? It’s simply disastrous. Everyone is spending. The federal government. The states. No one cares about anyone else. That means: ‘They all do what they want. No one informs anyone else. Everyone makes their own laws. Laws that they never know how much it will cost to implement. They are always wrong. No budget is adhered to. It’s all about spending. They also run up debts like there’s no tomorrow.’
Karl, that can’t end well, can it? Of course, that’s how it is. You only have to look at their answer to the question: ‘How much debt do you have?’ They don’t know. They say they’re setting up a working group to find out. They’ll never find out because they don’t want to. Because then it would become clear that they can no longer do what they’re doing.
Karl, are there actually still people who say anything about this? No, hardly any. The newspapers are not allowed to write what is really going on, otherwise the subsidies they receive will be withdrawn immediately. Even public broadcasting is bound by what it is allowed to say, otherwise it will be cut off from all funding. We no longer have anyone who really tells it like it is. Everyone has to. Maybe a few private individuals still say what is happening, but then they are confronted by a whole horde of reporters who all say that it is not true, or who simply put the whole thing back in a good light.
The bosses say what you are allowed to say. That is not leadership. It cannot be leadership, because of course those who have to carry out everything that this non-leadership comes up with also suffer. You have to imagine what they are confronted with, day after day. You can do something and have to keep doing things that are simply not good. Not good for the country and the people in the country. You are the executive body. Obliged to remain silent. Official secrecy is supposed to protect those who do the work. But the fact is that official secrecy only protects those who are there and let things happen. They are the ones who are actually responsible for the whole disaster we are in. Not those who have to implement everything they are told to do.
There, too, of course, appointments to positions ensure that what you want is done. You simply put bosses in place who do what the top bosses say. The system works. The system is what secures everything that is necessary to cause chaos in the country without what is happening coming to light.
Karl, what do we do when they are no longer there? Quite simply: ‘We ensure transparency. Tough transparency. No one spends another euro without us knowing what it is for and, above all, who it is for.’
It’s clear to me that much of what is spent only goes to a select few. It’s always the same people. Of course, we can only guess, because we don’t know for sure, as they prevent this through the lack of transparency they ensure everywhere. The federal government does it. The state does it. The cities and municipalities do it. Everyone spends. Mostly in an uncoordinated manner. Control bodies have been set up, but of course they cannot say what is really going on either. They are bound by official secrecy. The reports have to go through the committees. All kinds of committees, all of which fine-tune what is in the reports.
Karl, it would also be clear that the reports would all be public, of course. Citizens should know what is going on. Of course, we would do the same. An institution that does that. Not many institutions that all say something. You no longer know who said what. They are also, of course, politically appointed. There are also people there who make sure that nothing comes out that shows what is really going on. You can’t allow that, otherwise all hell will break loose.
Karl, one more thing. Are you actually still able to overlook everything they do? No, hardly anymore. They make sure of that. Lack of transparency everywhere. They are constantly inventing new organisations that contribute to covering everything up. Today, bureaucracy is a juggernaut that even they themselves, with all their thousands of civil servants, can no longer overlook. They don’t want to either. Their goal is: ‘To run up debts.’
Karl, that sounds brutal. Is that really the case? Of course it is. Why else the lack of transparency? Why else everything the way it is? No budget is as they say. Neither at federal nor at state level. There are mountains of debt everywhere. No one even knows how high the debt is. They just carry on. The clientele must remain. They have to be fed, whatever the cost. We are here. We act. We don’t know what we’re doing, but we just do it. It’ll be fine. The people will continue to pay for everything. We’ll just take even more of what they earn. We don’t care about the country. The most important thing is: ‘We remain at the helm.’
Can we still fix the country, Karl? Of course. If we bring together all the top talent we have in the country and give them the task of restructuring the country, then it will happen. But first, the people need to have clarity about what everything is. Then, when their eyes are opened, they will say yes to a few tough years. It will affect everyone, but then we’ll be through it. It’s like in a company: leadership is there, does what is necessary, and then we can move forward.
Alfred, what kind of leadership do we need for this? Quite simply, the kind we no longer have. What we have is not leadership. I have already said that. But it is important for me to say that it is not easy for a leader to tackle such a mammoth task. There are many interests at stake. Everyone believes they have to defend their little empire. Of course, that is no longer possible. You have to look at the big picture. Everyone must contribute if the country is to be restored. We cannot assume that we can continue with clientele politics. Everyone must pull together. You can see that in countries where this is done. It works when there are people who really do something. Not like now, where people talk constantly and do nothing.
Alfred, and where do we find those who do that? Everywhere. You just have to tell them: ‘We need you. You can do what is necessary.’
Then they will be left alone. Transparency in what they do is rock solid. Everything they do is shown. There are also committees that monitor what is happening. A few committees that everyone knows. The people too. They make sure that what has been said is carried out. Everything is visible. Nothing is hidden.
What was previously hidden is now out in the open. Where did the money go? Who received it? Why? For what exactly? We must also ask whether everything was above board. We are relatively low down in the corruption index. That means: ‘Corruption exists. It may be that money is flowing for something that is not above board.’
This is certainly evident. Then, when you look closely. When our solicitors, notaries and auditors look closely and say what they see. That, too, is transparent, of course.
Leadership that prevents transparency is not leadership. It has to be said this way, because mistrust arises immediately. You can’t expect anyone to believe what you say if you don’t clearly show what is going on. They have been preventing the creation of a transparency database for years. There have been many announcements. None of them have ever been implemented. Lies? Yes, it is a lie when you say something and then don’t deliver. You can’t believe that we are not technically capable of implementing a transparency database. Every small business can do that nowadays. We also have people in the federal and state data centres who are very capable. They can easily do it if you let them.
Karl, they’re not allowed to. That’s exactly what we have to assume. They’re not allowed to. Otherwise, it would all be there already.
Well, friends, we’ve taken another step forward. Transparency about what we want when they’re gone is increasing. We’ll keep going. We’ll also find legal specialists who can tell us how the laws work. How to get a handle on the legislation. Especially with regard to the costs involved in implementing it.
It’s clear that Parliament is not in a position to do this. Parliamentarians are just voting hands. They certainly won’t cooperate. We need legal experts to do this with us. I know someone who can do that. He also has a lot of experience in this field. He knows his way around laws. Including how they are created. How they are initiated. And by whom. We all know that there are lobbyists who ensure that laws are made. Of course, there is an infinite amount of money involved, otherwise there would be no need for all these lobbyists.
In any case, we need to tackle this as quickly as possible. Legislation. It’s very important when it comes to the budget. After all, a lot is connected to laws. Infinite amounts of money are involved.
I know, friends, it’s a mammoth project, but we can do it. More and more people will join us who want to help. People who care about the country. I am convinced that this will happen.
So, until next time. Next time, I’ll bring Franz, the specialist in legislation. I’m sure you’ll like him. I’ve known him for years. He’s really good at what he does. It will be exciting to hear what he has to say.