Munich: Tram drivers refuse service-conflict of conscience against Bundeswehr advertising!
Munich: Tram drivers refuse service-conflict of conscience against Bundeswehr advertising!
In Munich, an unusual dispute beats high waves: three tram drivers of the traffic society Munich (MVG) refuse to serve in Bahnen, which are equipped with Bundeswehr advertising. This decision is based on deep conscience, as the tram driver Michael Niebler emphasizes. He explained that he could not identify with an organization that was related to killing people. This prompted him and his colleagues to boycott the spotted, military -looking trams and to rely on the Basic Law, which protects personal freedom of conscience, such as oe24.at reported.
The debate about advertising not only causes excitement among the drivers, but also among the MVG customers. There have already been four symptoms against the Bundeswehr advertising that goes on the trams. The MVG management team takes the concerns seriously, but makes it clear that it is usually not possible to exclude individual drivers from certain trains. According to a statement, the company will speak to the drivers to find a solution, reported nd-aktuell.de
conflict about Bundeswehr advertising
The motif behind this special advertising, which is expected to roll through Munich until summer, is clear: the Bundeswehr is increasingly looking for new recruits. However, the political and social explosiveness of this advertising leads to a violent conflict in many people, even among drivers. Niebler describes the advertising sayings on the tram as a 'stupid sayings' and sees them as a degradation of other professions, while he closely associated the soldier's profession with the glorification of violence. Here not only different opinions on recruitment strategies collide, but legal and ethical beliefs are illuminated in a controversial light.
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