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Schools should prep students for 'natural disasters and war', says Germany's education minister

Deutsche Welle
Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:49 UTC

Germany's education minister said students should be taught what to do in the case of wars, natural catastrophes or pandemics. She also said it was important they know how the army contributes to Germany's security.

Students in Germany must be better prepared to face all kinds of potential crises and catastrophes, German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger said.

A member of the business-focused Free Democrats (FDP), she stressed the importance of civil defense in comments to the Funke Media Group of local and regional newspapers on Saturday.

What did the minister say?

Stark-Watzinger said schools should address civil defense and stressed that the goal must be "to strengthen our resilience."

"Society as a whole must be well prepared for crises — ranging from a pandemic, to natural disasters, to war," she said.

Comment: And the consequences of same: Europe is wargaming a food crisis - Bloomberg

Stark-Watzinger addressed civil defense drills done in schools in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, saying that Germany could also learn to do the same.

The minister also called for developing a "relaxed" relationship between school students and the armed forces. She suggested that military officers visit schools to explain what "the Bundeswehr does for our security."

She stressed that she could not understand the resistance to such practice.

Comment: Ahem...

Bundeswehr youth officers are currently permitted to visit schools in Germany when invited by teachers or school administrators.

Stark-Watzinger also called for making young people in Germany familiar with the threats to freedom, to better equip them to deal with such dangers. This should not be its own school subject but a part of the curriculum.

Comment: Indeed they are valuable skills, but is it a coincidence that, just as Germany involves itself in yet another genocide, and yet another immoral war against Russia, that this is now a priority?

Perhaps German politicians should concern themselves with taking a few history lessons, first?

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codis · 2024-03-20T14:14:36Z

"Society as a whole must be well prepared for crises — ranging from a pandemic , to natural disasters, to war," she said.

These rumors, "news" reports and indoctrination are going on here in Austria since early '22. The most repeated keyword is "blackout".

Bundeswehr youth officers are currently permitted to visit schools in Germany when invited by teachers or school administrators.

Although this military side is missing here.

But people are told to expect blackouts lasting for days, and prepare with food, water and medications. No further hints are given ...

Somewhat similiar to Eastern Bloc times, which had a common "civil defense" thread running through whole society.

ReRan · 2024-03-20T14:40:22Z

codis I heard on the radio news this morning that a worldwide red alert is on, due to the planet's temperature rising to the highest ever. They better practice for heat as well, heat likely causes blackouts.

FritzFreud · 2024-03-20T16:15:40Z

DW is Propaganda. Germany has suffered three Dictatorships in the last 100 years... and are currently living in one... the proof in the article above.

With Merkel the STASI GESTAPO 3.3 was established once again... but they are all Jews.

Ursula von der Leyenis A Female Adolf worse than Hitler... and Hitler was a Rothschild.

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Baybars · 2024-03-20T17:16:15Z

Teach them tolerance and common sense so future hostilities can be avoided.

boli · 2024-03-20T17:23:59Z

Baybars Where's the profit in that?

FritzFreud · 2024-03-20T17:27:24Z

boli Profit is for Jews because they don't want to work.

"Teach them tolerance and common sense so future hostilities can be avoided."

I am all for that....

Of course since we are ruled by Jews who don't want to work and profit from conflict.....

Artex · 2024-03-20T18:22:46Z

Pandemic: wash your fucking hands and cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze and cough, stay home if you have a fever, cough, or relentlessly runny nose

Fire: get outside and don't push anyone over on your way out

Tornado: go in the hallway and put your head down with your hands over the back of your head

Tsunami: run, don't walk, to the highest ground you can find

Earthquake: again, get outside away from things that could fall on you, and don't push anyone over on your way out

Nuclear annihilation: get under your desk so you can't see the inevitable end as it races toward you with blinding speed

boli · 2024-03-20T18:40:35Z

Artex said "don't push anyone over on your way out..."

... either push them forward, or pick them up and carry them along with you.

ReRan · 2024-03-20T21:10:33Z

Artex Get under your desk! Back in the day, we were told that. I do remember one evening the air raid sirens went off (Ontario) in the town I grew up in, and we were all racing downstairs and hiding under the stairs. As a kid it was a bit thrilling. As an adult I cannot see why anyone thought that would help. But maybe they were thinking military attack, not necessarily atomic bomb, although this was the era of atomic scare. It was a false alarm, the sirens went off accidentally.

Baybars · 2024-03-21T16:21:58Z

ReRan Yes, we had regular Wednesday noon drills with our Oakville air-raid sirens. Left-overs from WW2 but kept up because of the Cuban missile crisis.

I often wondered how my wooden desk would offer any protection given all the horrible stories we were told about Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Growing up with that sort of fear really does change the way one looks at the world. One develops either an ' I don't give a crap ' attitude or one becomes fearful of everything.

We all got to go somehow so I hope it's not starving to death. One of my favorite lines comes from the film; 'The 13th Warrior'

' Hurry to meet death, before someone takes your place. '

codis · 2024-03-21T16:47:32Z

Baybars

We all got to go somehow so I hope it's not starving to death. One of my favorite lines comes from the film; 'The 13th Warrior'

' Hurry to meet death, before someone takes your place. '

Despite some historical inaccuracies, one of my favourite movies.

ReRan ·

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