Salon für Grundsatzfragen: Zynismus

In the organizer's words:

Conversation

Politics and cynicism are often like summer and crickets: Where you find one, the other is usually not far away - be it in online comment columns or during discussions at the kitchen table. Eyes are rolled, snorts of contempt are uttered or derogatory remarks such as "Those up there..." are made. Of course, there has always been disenchantment with politics and dissatisfaction in parts of the population and not everyone can and must always be constructively optimistic about the future. However, communication on social media and in various online forums in particular is giving a cynical attitude greater visibility and therefore a new impact.

Could cynicism as a basic political mood even become dangerous for our society and democracy? Time to dedicate a Salon for Fundamental Issues to this phenomenon - to clarify what cynicism actually is and why the dissatisfaction of a few should concern us all more.

The Salon für Grundsatzfragen event format offers space and time to examine fundamental topics from politics and society from different perspectives and to discuss the various facets of a topic on the podium and with the audience.

With: Fabian Schäfer (Japanologist) and Catherine Newmark (Philosopher & Journalist)