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Mostly Loosers from East Germany who are always complaining that they don't get enough, DDR was much better and hate foreigners because "they take away" the money "owed" to them in social contributions. (They also don't like them for any reason because they are racists) They also don't consume normal media but prefer Russian propaganda Media instead. (Green evil, Gas Good) (Look it up, 30% of the unemployed in Germany vote AfD which hates poor people, it's mindboggling)
Kind reminder that somewhere around 75% of survey participants who'd vote AfD are West Germans... Simply because East Germany only has 14M / 83M inhabitants. Yes, AfD is more popular in the East, but people vote for them everywhere in Germany.
Sounds like the solution is simple - just split up Germany again, haha.
Well only half-joking, it worked out great for Czechia and Slovakia. Inequality of the regions was one of the main reasons for the split, similarly as you describe it. And funnily enough, Slovakia is also heading in the far-right/populist direction.
Hmmm, so some kind of job guarantee would really help deradicalize those unemployed AfD supporters?
I dont think so, in Sonneberg unemployment was only 5% and there are also not many refugees. Still they vote for the AfD. It's quite funny because the local companies can't find enough people for their jobs, so they actually would need some foreigners they hate so much
Votes for AfD and percentage of foreigners are actually completely opposite to each other.
The regions with the least amount of foreign people are voting them the most...
You said that 30% of the unemployed are radicalized rightwards. What do you propose to help deradicalize them? Complaining about them isn't going to do it.
Edit: like, if there are openings in those companies, why are people choosing to stay unemployed and only migrants will take those jobs? Could it be that these are shit paying jobs or jobs with shit conditions? If we accept deradicalization as a desirable goal, we have to be serious about the cost of achieving it. Otherwise we are not holding deradicalization as a goal superior to the profits of local companies, in which case, well, what the fuck do you expect.
Because a lot of them have addiction problems, mental health problems etc ... They are probably unfit for work
That just moves the problem from radicalization to mental health.
The Eastern Germans even complain about incomers from Berlin. And then they merrily vote for another right wing council that offers farmers far too much for land to be used for the construction of flats that are too expensive for locals.