"Breaking the Chains of Cultural Puritanism"
Culture Minister Weimer voices disapproval over excessive left-wing alarmism
Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer calls out the self-proclaimed thought police on both the left and right, accusing them of undermining artistic freedom and patronizing the public. The removal of a famous bronze statue depicting Venus in a Berlin office was, in Weimer's view, a prime example of "culturally distant ignorance".
According to Weimer, the recent trend of attempting to control art through cancel culture mirrors the puritanical attitude of the Jacobin iconoclasts. He laments that modern radical feminists, postcolonial activists, eco-socialists, and others have turned outrage culture into a constant fixture, policing art and forcing it into conformity with their political agenda.
"The Bronze Venus: Canonizing Conformity?"
Reports suggest that the statue of the Venus de Medici was removed from the Federal Office for Central Services and Open Property Matters (BADV) in Berlin due to complaints about its perceived misogyny. Weimer criticizes this decision as an instance of anticipatory obedience, patronization, and language guardianship in a climate driven by left-wing alarmism.
In his opinion piece for "Süddeutsche Zeitung", Weimer states that citizens should be given the freedom to form their own opinions without external interference. Instead of tightening the reins on artistic expression, they should widen the corridors of the sayable, explorable, and representable.
"The Art of Freedom vs. Political Correctness"
The culture minister is concerned about the growing threat of a global cultural war that extends beyond dictatorships like China and Russia to the West. He advocates for defending the freedom of art and opposes political influence that stifles creativity and artistic expression.
It is, however, worth noting that Weimer has not made a public statement addressing specific incidents involving artwork or his views on "left-wing alarmism" and censorship, according to recent media reports and official announcements. His focus has predominantly been on digital regulation and taxation for large U.S. tech companies[1][2][3].
[1] ntv.de, https://www.ntv.de/politik/weimar-weimer-digitaltrigger-ueber-internetgroessen-10-prozent-umlaufsteuer-article21811685.html[2] Borsen-Zeitung, https://www.borsen-zeitung.at/wirtschaft/deutschland/deutschland-steht-aendern-wegen-digitalsteuer-venio-92804828[3] Tagesspiegel, https://www.tagesspiegel.de/stephan-weil-streitet-mit-koalition-daruber-wie-viel-digitalsteuer-gebeh-12295244.html
Politics has once again entered the realm of general-news, as State Ministry for Culture and Media, Wolfram Weimer, addresses reactions and statements revolving around the removal of a bronze statue. Weimer criticizes the removal of the Venus de Medici sculpture as an instance of anticipatory obedience, patronization, and language guardianship driven by left-wing alarmism in the context of a growing cultural war.
