Reading Stage – Marko Martin: “Freiheitsaufgaben”

Germany stands at a crossroads: will we take on the tasks of freedom or surrender it in response to seductive calls for autocratic paternalism?

After a major national debate sparked by his speech for President Steinmeier, Marko Martin now shares his concept of responsible and uncomfortable freedom.

Born in Saxony and having fled across the Berlin Wall, he is familiar with both East and West. From this unique perspective, he unmasks excuses and hypocrisy on both sides.

In his book and this reading, he encourages a new understanding of freedom as responsibility – in opposition to fear and complacency.