Weimer warns: political cohesion is the key to extremism!
Weimer warns: political cohesion is the key to extremism!
at a time when political tensions and social unrest dominate the headlines, Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer (independent) appeals to the political center of Germany to show more cohesion. In his statements, Weimer emphasizes that he feels closer to the Social Democrats and the Greens than the AfD and emphasizes the importance of arguments in democracy. According to the minister, resentment and anti -democratic currents represent a serious threat that needs to be combated. "The differences in the political center lose importance in view of the global challenges," says Weimer in a conversation with Radio Cologne.
The global political situation is increasingly shaped by authoritarianism and nationalism - this is not only observed in his home country, but also in large world powers such as China, Russia, India and the USA. In these countries, people's freedom spaces are attacked, which also ensures concern in Germany. Weimer, who was previously editor -in -chief of several media and is known as the author of books such as "The Conservative Manifesto", describes the current political landscape as challenging.
dissatisfaction and longing for the past
However, there is a deep and widespread dissatisfaction with current democracy in the population, especially in the East German federal states. A representative study by the Else-Frenkel-Brunswik Institute at the University of Leipzig shows that fewer than half of East Germans are satisfied with their everyday life in democracy. A large majority feels without political influence and about 50% of those surveyed want a “strong party” that embodies the “popular community”. In addition, 25% identify as a loser of the turning point, while less than 50% consider themselves the winner. These developments are alarming and show the longing for authoritarian structures, which many respondents expressed, as the [efbi] (https://efbi.de/details/efbi-paper-2023-2-Autoritaere- und---unStiedness-mit-der-emocracy) reports.Less than two thirds consider political engagement to make sense, and many are worried about the deeply rooted conspiracy mentality and authoritarian aggressiveness that are widespread in East German society. While the approval of right -wing extremist statements in these regions is high, a high level of satisfaction with life in the former GDR was also found. Almost 70 percent of those surveyed state to be happy to have experienced the GDR themselves, and the consent to the demand for a single strong party is between 50 and 53 percent, as [https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/democracy-ostdeutschland-100.html) notes.
The role of the AfD in the current political climate
The political attitudes in East Germany show that the AfD could play a role in populaer perception, but these right -wing currents do not come out of nowhere, but roots in existing social views. The AfD sees around a third of the respondents with a closed right -wing extremist world view. The study shows that about 50% of the AfD supporters have right-wing extremist attitudes, a worrying trend that makes the challenges of the democratic structure clear.
Weimer and other voices in the political center must now face the challenge that politics is not only shaped by social and political arguments, but also from the need to pick up people in the longing past. Because while democracy is to be respected, satisfaction with it is the key to the stability and to overcome the challenges of the future.
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