Climate glue Max Voegtli rejects accusations: “We are not responsible for the collapse of the Greens”

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While Renovate climate activists block roads, the Greens fall. Their voter share is in danger of falling below 10 percent, as shown in the latest election survey. That would be a minus of about 3.5 percentage points – a huge shift by Swiss standards.

The question arises to what extent climate activists are partly responsible for the expected collapse of the Green Party. They disrupt traffic several times a week, but climate protesters also use golf courses and classical concerts to highlight their concerns. They are so on the nerves of the Swiss that, according to the SRG election barometer, they are now considered the third biggest annoyance to the population. And they are often associated with the Greens.

The Blick community’s verdict is accordingly harsh: the climate glue is responsible for the collapse of the Green Party. An accusation that Max Voegtli (30) rejects. The climate gluer, convicted by the court, gained national fame because he boarded a plane after a glue operation and flew to Mexico on holiday. He says: “The climate activists are not responsible for the collapse of the Greens.” There is no evidence of this.

Political scientist Lukas Golder also does not believe that green voters are now defecting to the SVP because of Voegtli and Co. Especially because, in his view, the Greens have very cleverly distanced themselves from climate activists by saying that they share the activists’ concerns, but are themselves involved in the political process.

Climate adhesives cannot mobilize

Nevertheless, the co-director of the GFS Bern research institute points out that Renovate Switzerland activists tend to evoke negative feelings – especially anger – among large parts of the population. “This is in stark contrast to 2019, when the large movement of climate youth was positively received and attracted many people. This has contributed to the major mobilization in favor of the Greens.” Such a movement is lacking this year, Golder says.

From Voegtli’s point of view, the Greens are responsible for their own election results. It is also clear to him: “The institutional path is far too slow given the scale of the catastrophe.” Civil disobedience is mandatory. Decades of traditional protest have yielded nothing. “There is no other way out, we need to wake up as a society,” he says. It is only thanks to the radical activists that the issue remains on the agenda, he justifies the persistent actions. A citizen movement is needed to apply pressure until politicians finally take action. (rba)

Source:Blick