Bright-eyed and bright-eyed, just as loyal to the love of contradiction as to the mixture of realpolitik and utopia: an undaunted look back to the future.
\nDisasters should not be taken personally, even if one hope after another fades: the hope for lasting peace, for a strong Europe, for multicultural coexistence, for a sustainable global society.
\nWhat went wrong, where are the mistakes, but also: What is possible despite everything? Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Claus Leggewie look back without illusions, without tearfulness, without anger and without dogmatism, and at the same time right into the centre of current reality.
\nTheir unconventional thinking and long political experience made them both sought-after commentators, whether on the Middle East conflict, the rise of the right or French and US politics. The insights gained from long discussions are particularly valuable in a politically sensitive situation such as the current one.
\nIn this book, they talk about milestones in their lives and also reveal lesser-known facts, such as their challenging consultancy work for Merkel and Macron.<\/p>\n
Daniel Cohn-Bendit<\/strong>, called Dany, icon of the French May 1968 and became known as an anti-authoritarian authority of the 70s. He did not become a professional revolutionary, but a kindergarten teacher, bookseller, publisher of the Sponti magazine 'Pflasterstrand', Realo leader of the Greens, 1990 city councillor for multicultural affairs in Frankfurt, then a member of the European Parliament for twenty years, alternately as a top candidate in Germany and France.
\nToday, he is the author of documentary films, a debate speaker and commentator on current affairs in the French and German media.<\/p>\n