Matthias Deutschmann - Propaganda à la carte

Political cabaret is supposedly dying - and democracy has seen better days. Is this a sober assessment of the state of affairs, or merely Cassandra propaganda, the eternal "I told you so" of apocalypse diagnosticians?

The world resembles a madhouse in an endless loop. One would think the great days of irreverent, vigilant cabaret should be beginning now - yet instead of satirical exaggeration, reality itself delivers the most grotesque punchlines: a president insults protesters, proclaims divine mission, and dances on the ruins of reason. When will he climb the Empire State Building and shout: "King Kong can do no wrong"?

In times when reality outpaces exaggeration, the question arises: is world events even still cabaret-worthy? Deutschmann forgoes comfortable jokes and instead stakes everything on conviction, sharpness, and the courage to go where it hurts.

"In a country lacking the strength to implement ideas it doesn't possess, not even the poet can encourage the thinker. Before Heinrich Heine's 'Germany: A Winter's Tale' came the German football summer fairy tale. Propaganda à la carte shows that quiet tones are often the wise tones."
Leipziger Volkszeitung