Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen spoke on November 15 at the central memorial ceremony in the German Bundestag on the occasion of the National Day of Mourning. The event was dedicated to the victims of the world wars and Nazism. Tagesspiegel ↗
In his speech, Van der Bellen called for greater empathy, compassion, and humanity in everyday life. He emphasized the need to learn from the past and to preserve sensitivity to the suffering of other people. Spiegel.de ↗
The Austrian president also warned against the numbness caused by constant exposure to news and images of suffering. In this context, he spoke of an uninterrupted flood of pain and madness that can weaken people's ability to react to tragic events. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The memorial ceremony in the Bundestag was part of nationwide commemorative events in Germany. Their aim is to remember the victims of wars and the Nazi regime, promote reconciliation, and emphasize the importance of understanding between nations. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Political representatives of Germany and Austria attended the event. Van der Bellen appealed that, despite the many crisis-related impulses, society should retain the ability to perceive the suffering of individuals and respond to it with humanity.
Van der Bellen Calls for Compassion and Humanity in the Bundestag
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Volkstrauertag: Van der Bellen fordert bei Gedenkakt in Berlin mehr Mitgefühl
Spiegel.de
| 15:40 15.11.
Totengedenken: Van der Bellen ruft zu Mitgefühl und Menschlichkeit auf
Tagesspiegel
| 15:14 15.11.
Volkstrauertag - Politische Vertreter Deutschlands und Österreichs gedenken Opfern der Kriege im Bundestag
Deutschlandfunk
| 13:56 15.11.
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