Current Events > Elections in my state: alt-right AfD gained young people's support

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The AfD came second in the polls, with ~20%. The pic above shows a breakdown by age category. In all age groups other than 60+, the blue AfD had support

I'm kinda ashamed of my generation tbh. I thought we were better than this, and I never expected that the boomers would save us

That's really troublesome
Hopefully there's a political movement that trends away from that

Turbam posted...

That's really troublesome
Hopefully there's a political movement that trends away from that

I fear it's gonna get worse before it gets better

it's time for wehrhafte Demokratie.

The alt right like the original nazis do better when things like the economy are shit

The bigger issue isn't that the far-right are getting more support, but that this support mostly comes from the left parties.

It's the SPD and green party that were the big losers of this election, meanwhile the conservatives and far-rights won more and more.

It's not the rightwing people becoming more rightwinged, it's the people previously voting left that suddenly turns right a lot.

There is simply no majority for the left at all.

teep_ posted...

I'm kinda ashamed of my generation tbh. I thought we were better than this, and I never expected that the boomers would save us

The (West) German Boomers have always hated the Nazis the most, and were the most radical generation. They were dismayed at how some remained in power after the war.

What have the youth been experiencing that changed their tune?

it probably would help if the media doesn't blame Grne for everything.

Karovorak posted...

The bigger issue isn't that the far-right are getting more support, but that this support mostly comes from the left parties.

It's the SPD and green party that were the big losers of this election, meanwhile the conservatives and far-rights won more and more.

It's not the rightwing people becoming more rightwinged, it's the people previously voting left that suddenly turns right a lot.

There is simply no majority for the left at all.

I've felt for a good while the left needs to go hard in on the economy and living standards, because the big thing a lot of working class people are dealing with and something that will benefit all but the very top and be easy to rally people behind

Karovorak posted...

It's the SPD and green party that were the big losers of this election, meanwhile the conservatives and far-rights won more and more.

It's not the rightwing people becoming more rightwinged, it's the people previously voting left that suddenly turns right a lot.

You're right, but imo that's not too big an issue for two reasons:

a) I see it as an expression of unhappiness with the current federal government, which is made up of the SPD and the Greens, and not the voters inherently becoming left-wing

b) if and when Wagenknecht, former leader of the Left party, founds her alt-left party as she's stated she will, a lot of these people will go over to her and the AfD will lose its left wing support

You guys need to stop AfD and Pegida before you lose control of the situation.

Starks posted...

You guys need to stop AfD and Pegida before you lose control of the situation.

I'm actually about to move to near Dresden, birthplace of Pegida eheu

teep_ posted...

a) I see it as an expression of unhappiness with the current federal government, which is made up of the SPD and the Greens

why is that not an issue? Who should govern other than those?

Rai_Jin posted...

why is that not an issue? Who should govern other than those?

It's not an issue because those people aren't inherently right-wing, they're just fed up with the left-wing parties in power

At least imo

teep_ posted...

You're right, but imo that's not too big an issue for two reasons:

a) I see it as an expression of unhappiness with the current federal government, which is made up of the SPD and the Greens

b) if and when Wagenknecht, former leader of the Left party, founds her alt-left party as she's stated she will, a lot of these people will go over to her and the AfD will lose its left wing support

Wagenknecht wont change much at all.

What will she get? 4%? 6% at most, like the left before? She isn't that popular anymore thanks to her "we need more peaceful talks with Russia".

And that the SPD and greens both lost 1/4 of their voters is quite an issue.

Karovorak posted...

She isn't that popular anymore thanks to her "we need more peaceful talks with Russia".

And that the SPD and greens both lost 1/4 of their voters is quite an issue.

Yeah okay, when you put it like that you're right

teep_ posted...

It's not an issue because those people aren't inherently right-wing, they're just fed up with the left-wing parties in power

At least imo

well but they got no reason to be fed up. It's not like CDU wouldn't make the problem 10 times worse.