Friend of Democracy,
A warm, sunny Saturday morning in a high-rise neighbourhood in Berlin, Germany. Local organisations have set up a food bank in the courtyard. For senior citizens. They turn up in large numbers. There is coffee and cake.
Is there a better way to strengthen democracy than to bring people together? To create opportunities for encounters? So that people can exchange ideas, support each other and not feel alone.
Those who feel marginalised vote for extremists. Creating community, in contrast, means strengthening democracy.
See you in Democracy,
Johannes Eber