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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.

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] 1 points 6 months ago

The next German government will finally field the Haunebu I in combat, I bet. /S

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

That's literally every far right person. They sure as fuck are never optimistic besides maybe selfishly. I imagine this has been true forever.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

But in the same time, the far right clowns are at a five year low. Cause the correctiv scandal and even more, the Russian and China corruption connection it will lower in time. And the protests where really good.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In the wise words of Ordinary Things:

people turn to angry politics and alternative narratives when rotting institutions refuse to show them a future worth believing in. Yes, there are crazy, evil people in this world, but they only get a foothold when the sensible ones stop giving a shit.

Don't let the bastards grind you down

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

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago

Yeah, vote for the people who will make everything worse, that'll really cure that pessimision.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Can someone explain how voting for fascists would make it in any way shape or form better? Cause I don't see it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is kind of what happened in Argentina, and parties response to it just made everything worse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Dude had a cool chainsaw. That was all the argentinian normal population needed. :)

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago

Well how could that ever go wrong

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