Comment by Klaus Max Smolka
The capital has always benefited from the solidarity of the West. In gratitude she hires former West Germany institutions and service providers. With the centralization in the east the country loses its diversity.
Imagine you have a good friend who is in need. Many years you have supported him, have donated money to him so that he comes to make ends meet. They have done so out of loyalty and fidelity, not because it was any benefit connected. But then you stretched the friend of your wife - not least by making her expensive gifts.
is exactly how the with Berlin. Has always been the capital of West Germany is based. But especially since they (again) is the seat of government, the city puts into this stuff to lure a major institution after another from the rest of the country. Most recently, the Frankfurt Suhrkamp Verlag: This great name in the book industry now follows a - as they said - "kind invitation." The stock, which quickly became clear, even in material incentives. Berlin would have Suhrkamp, explained Mayor Klaus Wowereit - even if "hurts Frankfurt" that.
Something bitter. For historical and ideological reasons, many Western politicians voted in 1991 for the government's move to Berlin, although they acted thus against the interests of their region. The net contributor countries in financial compensation subventionsgewöhnte feed the capital on through - thanks to the West makes Wowereit alienate its institutions and companies.
from snowball to avalanche
Suhrkamp is just one of many, and all West German Cities are affected. In recent weeks the wake of the capital is again very clear: except in Frankfurt Suhrkamp announced at the association of car industry, say goodbye to the direction of Berlin. In Hamburg, the German Press Agency plans to the outlet direction Spree.
is For many years this way: Whether German Railways or "image" of the Federal Intelligence Service or the Red Cross, the SWP or the Ehapa - all have in the East. Not to mention the ever-recurring demands to get the rest of the government from Bonn to Berlin, ostensibly because of the cost for commuting. What a hypocrisy after the move itself in quite different amounts Dimensions has devoured.
The snowball has become an avalanche that everything takes you on their way, people like institutions. Contrary to the reassurances of the Berlin-advocates, the shift has created the Parliament and government seat a centralized printing. With it, while Germany's impoverished diversity. The charm of this land was previously in the fact that political and cultural centers were distributed across the country. The political multi-polarity is already gone, the culture is to follow in the process.
Of course there are counter-examples such as the move from Sat1 (some years ago went first to Berlin) to Munich - and Suhrkamp also was located originally in Berlin. But such cases are the exception. Also affects every single move only a few hundred jobs. But by the suction of it are numerous in the sum. Looking forward a few decades, threatening the Londonisierung Parisierung and the country - not in terms of population, but in view of the functions that the city will have torn itself.
Those who oppose the Umzieheritis harvesting controversy. Supporters of the status quo are always the same as caked as too provincial for the capital. It does not matter whether you are for what exists, because it has proven itself. Moving opponents are no Berlin hater because hardly anyone speaks of the city from its fascination. Only the rest of the country has a right to keep institutions.
The shamelessness goes to school
A common argument for the change is the proximity to government and parliament. This is hardly surprising, first, because the institutions around the country once away from Bonn had no problems to work. Second, it should be a warning sign if, instead of the substantive work of the idea are mostly in the lobby.
The practical disadvantages of the Berlin-suction can not be underestimated. Germany has a capital city with a population in peripheral weak Catchment area. The majority of Germans have long journeys take into account, for instance when he travels to Berlin on business. For this reason, rejects some of the chemical association of law, has a departure from Frankfurt: He wants to meetings for its members to be reached quickly, and the great part of them is located just in the Western countries.
Wowereit is not all that interested. And other recipients of Western aid have already learned from him: Thuringia was in the back of an advertising campaign for men and women who leave their home towns. "Adele Stuttgart. I'd rather go to Thuringia, the variant was about to Baden-Wurttemberg . Lure The state touts high-growth industries and advanced technologies - allows not least because of Baden-Wuerttemberg money from revenue sharing. Thus, the capital city has set the style. From Wowereit, we know that Berlin is poor but sexy. What he did not say it is unprincipled.
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