I didn’t realize politics in Germany was polarised to such an extent that you break ties with people in Thuringen and Erzgebirge. Do you know what’s causing such polarization over there?
The generational reckoning and by proxy the reckoning with authority figures of the 60s didn’t happen in east Germany, leading to a completely different socialisation of whole generations.
The differences are subtle, but can be observed in many aspects of everyday life.
Add to that a lack of interaction with foreigners (thereby increasing xenophobia) because none of those want to go there in the first place and you get a self reinforcing circle.
So where these people essentially protesting because they thought there were still too many ex-nazis in the government suggesting that lessons had not been learnt?
It’s not about what’s causing this but what caused this… a long time ago:
Decades of brain-washing left them brain-damaged with a hatred for everything “left” (as in USSR-style left) but totally susceptible to any form of propaganda and populism.
Russians becoming nazis, Eastern Europeans being either pro-Russian (USSR-nostalgic) relics or crazy nationalists and supporting every right-wing populist and Ex-GDR citizens cheering for the AfD. It’s all the same damage.
I didn’t realize politics in Germany was polarised to such an extent that you break ties with people in Thuringen and Erzgebirge. Do you know what’s causing such polarization over there?
The generational reckoning and by proxy the reckoning with authority figures of the 60s didn’t happen in east Germany, leading to a completely different socialisation of whole generations.
The differences are subtle, but can be observed in many aspects of everyday life.
Add to that a lack of interaction with foreigners (thereby increasing xenophobia) because none of those want to go there in the first place and you get a self reinforcing circle.
Oh I see, that is fascinating. Do you mean stuff like the hippies era (which I presume didn’t happen in the DDR)?
I believe he/she meant the student movement we had in West Germany during the 60s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_German_student_movement).
So where these people essentially protesting because they thought there were still too many ex-nazis in the government suggesting that lessons had not been learnt?
Will give this a read, thanks
Not OP but:
It’s not about what’s causing this but what caused this… a long time ago:
Decades of brain-washing left them brain-damaged with a hatred for everything “left” (as in USSR-style left) but totally susceptible to any form of propaganda and populism.
Russians becoming nazis, Eastern Europeans being either pro-Russian (USSR-nostalgic) relics or crazy nationalists and supporting every right-wing populist and Ex-GDR citizens cheering for the AfD. It’s all the same damage.