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Pessimistic young Germans turning to far right, says study (www.dw.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've likely been around long before you, I've survived transform, I've been through war, I've survived anti Communist death squads, I've seen the jungles full of civilians fleeing capitalist bombs. don't think you can educate me on the world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Then go take a political science class.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism

There is absolutely nothing to discuss here. This is not "the world". This is political science. And it isn't up for any weird debate. It's a term written in countless research papers and field texts, and is not up for change due to whatever definition you guys happen to read in the news today.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago

From your link: "In Europe and North America, the establishment of social liberalism (often called simply liberalism in the United States) became a key component in expanding the welfare state."

Idk, that seems compatible with most of the left-of-center spectrum, and certainly not something you would find a libertarian or conservative supporting. I can see how it's not compatible with auth-left positions, though.

Perhaps you're referring to neoliberalism, which, in my understanding, dropped all the social welfare stuff in favor of corporate welfare. In that case, I can understand how that term could be used as an insult.

In my eyes liberalism != neoliberalism. I consider myself liberal, and I despise neoliberal policies.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Whatever kid. Not everyone is a native English speaker, and not everyone is signed up to your own minds definition on things. You're literally arguing about labels, that's how I know you're a child.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You can go on as many ad hominem attacks as you like, that's not going to make your points more correct. I'm not a kid and I'm definitely not a native English speaker.