“Everything that counts” star has millions of views with angry mail“The ass is really having a fair there” – André Dietz settles accounts with Friedrich Merz

Actor André Dietz recording a talk show (archive photo)
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Clear words from André Dietz!
The actor and presenter vents his anger in an Instagram video – and doesn't skimp on criticizing Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). The background is discussions about possible cuts in the inclusion, care and participation of people with mental or physical limitations.
“Spend four hours with us”
“Friedrich Merz asked in all seriousness whether one person could look after several people with disabilities,” says Dietz, stunned into the camera. Then he adds: “Oh man, that’s a really, really clever idea.”
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The 50-year-old gets very personal. Together with his wife Shari Andre Dietz four children. Daughter Mari lives with Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that is associated with severe physical and mental disabilities.
The anger video goes viral
That's exactly why the current debates are hitting him particularly hard. “Hey, Friedrich, just come over. Just spend half a day with us. Oh nonsense, spend four hours with us and tell me that again,” demands Dietz. He also emphasizes that his family is not an isolated case. Many relatives would already be bearing enormous burdens.
Fans and followers of the actor fully agree with him. And not just that, because the angry video is going viral! More than 7.1 million people have seen it since May 19th, almost 400,000 like his statements and more than 9,000 comments show: André Dietz has literally hit a nerve. Nobody understands the Chancellor's current thoughts.
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“You shift the burden back to the families”
The planned savings in particular make the actor angry, he says about the discussions in Berlin. For him it is clear: cuts would only shift the problems. “If you cut funding for care and inclusion, you don't save anything. You simply shift the burden back to the families.”

And that's exactly what scares him – also because of his other children. “That makes me even more angry because my other three children are also affected.” At the end, Dietz becomes thoughtful. Nobody is protected from being confronted with disability or care at some point. “It is very likely that we will all be confronted with the issue of inclusion at some point, be it through an accident or an illness.” It's absolutely incomprehensible to the 50-year-old that people want to save money here of all places.
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Did the Chancellor see the angry video? Unclear. But maybe someone will show Friedrich Merz those important 135 seconds. They will make it clear to him that cuts for people with disabilities may be the wrong approach.
Sources used: Instagram





