Pessimistic young Germans turning to far right, says study – DW – 04/23/2024
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German teenagers and young adults find themselves increasingly unsatisfied and likely to vote for the far right, according to a survey. Fears about prosperity are highlighted as a possible cause.

German teenagers and young adults find themselves increasingly unsatisfied and likely to vote for the far right, according to a survey. Fears about prosperity are highlighted as a possible cause.

Young people are more likely to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) than previously, a study on Tuesday showed.

Authors of the “Youth in Germany 2024” study said that under-30s were increasingly disgruntled with their social and economic situation, and that fears about future prosperity were driving a shift to the right.

The AfD’s signature issue is a hard-line anti-immigration stance, and the data showed that migration was among young people’s main concerns.

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The online study, conducted in January and February, found that young people were becoming increasingly dissatisfied, especially with their social and economic situation, compared with previous years.

After the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors said economic and political worries for example due to inflation, high rents, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East or the division of society had taken center stage.

  • Syntha@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 months ago

    You posted an outdated picture without explanation

    It’s not outdated, it shows the current constitution of European parliaments.

    and now you changed your own description of what point you’re trying to make (“uniquely fertile ground” vs “uniquely far right”)

    IT’S NOT THE SAME EXACT WORDS!!! Wow you totally got me there. It’s not like they mean basically the same thing in the context of this argument. “You changed the words, so you changed the argument” is a child’s understanding of language.

    No, I don’t see how an outdated picture that doesn’t reflect the current reality proves or refutes anything.

    What current reality? Poll numbers don’t necessarily translate directly to votes, and even if we assume that the AfD will gain about 18% in the next election, that still underlines my point because Germany would be situated comfortably in the middle, between Portugal and Finland.

    For the record, again, I don’t necessarily disagree with you, I don’t think Germany has unique circumstances or w/e that make it especially vulnerable to far right ideology. I just think you’re doing an awful job and bringing your point across.

    I’m not writing a PhD dissertation, I was lying in bed with my phone and just copied the link because I had seen the image just the other day and knew exactly where to find it. You’re on Lemmy, get off your high horse.

    And now I’ll stop replying with multiple paragraphs to your one-line comments, obviously you’re not putting much effort into them.

    Thank fucking god. Everyone who has read this thread is worse off for reading your substanceless comments, you have contributed absolutely nothing except impotent attempts at finding some kind of gotcha. Please refrain from commenting anywhere, forever, so we are all spared your boring, irrelevant mental excretions.