Ludwig: Standing Room Only

Ludwig is not only a fan of modern art, but also of the opera. While Ludwig enjoys watching the opera from the balcony, he didn’t bring his opera glasses to Bonn. Ludwig wonders why he and the rest of civil society must watch from the balcony when the floor seats remain largely empty. Did he miss the ticket sales? Ludwig wonders if it’s beca

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use Parties would rather see banner drops than speak with him face to face.

With a generous two-minute intervention to provide substantive input on a total of 49 agenda items (about two seconds per item!), Ludwig wonders where he can learn to sing fast enough to squeeze in valuable input to enrich the negotiations and foster progress. Perhaps a more comfortable alternative would be to allow Ludwig and his friends to make more interventions addressing specific issues in contact groups.

Ludwig also worries that not everyone has a ticket to the opera, which should be shared by all. With so many empty seats, he hopes the box office can throw open its doors and offer more just members only ticket sales.