Two-thirds of citizens in Germany believe that developments in the US have a greater influence on Germany today than they did before President Donald Trump's second term.

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[โ€“] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm always fascinated by the other side in those surveys: 1/3 of german citizen think that what is happening in the US with a crazy president threatening Germany, doing idiotic things with tariffs and US billionaires meddling in german elections do not have a greater influence than f.e. during the Obama admin? WTF?

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 days ago

    This tells you that about a third of Germans are pedantic sticklers (big surprise ๐Ÿ™„) that tried to interpret the ambigious question litterally and concluded that the US always had a big influence, and how visible or negative it is technically doesn't matter for answering this question.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 days ago

    f.e. during the Obama admin? WTF?

    Makes no difference. Makes no sense to interpret it in such a detailed manner.

    I believe that a great majority of all survey answerers do not read beyond the first few words of a question.

    Like: "Trump" "influence on Germany" - ok, decided, next question.

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