Ulrich Vosgerau wrote that, in his view, senior officials should represent the government's line in Parliament due to their civil service obligations. However, public broadcasting presents them as independent and objective experts, solely committed to the common good. In his opinion, this reverses the actual power relations: it appears as if politics must follow the recommendations of impartial experts. Vosgerau described this as "faux expert rule" and compared it to a practice where the government funds NGOs that demonstrate for politically left causes, initiate petitions, and engage with the media. This creates a simulated political pressure emanating from the population, which, he wrote, politics in a democracy supposedly cannot ignore. Meanwhile, "the real people" are at work, paying taxes and social contributions. #ÖRR #Demokratie #Expertenherrschaft (translated)
