Dr Tobias Mörschel, Head of the Brussels
Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, visited the DHPS on 28 February 2024.
In
the school's auditorium, where he himself began his schooling, he met with
Grade 11 and 12 learners, as well as some Grade 9s.
Dr Mörschel was in Namibia as part of a
family holiday and, after a brief introduction about himself and the Friedrich
Ebert Foundation, he gave the learners the opportunity to discuss the topic of
democracy.
Beginning with the memorable words of
Friedrich Ebert (the first democratically elected President of the Weimar
Republic), "Democracy needs democrats", Dr Mörschel attempted to
answer all political questions in detail, be it on the prerequisites for and
preservation of democracy, populism, lobbyism, the Russia/Ukraine war, the role
of the media, the Middle East conflict, growing anti-Semitism in Germany, the
shift to the right in European politics, the danger of fragmentation in the
party landscape and much more.
He was visibly impressed by the learners' very
complex and well-prepared questions and said that he had greatly enjoyed the
meeting.
(Article: DHPS Teacher Daniela Prinz)