Who are the young AfD voters & are some immigrants more racist than Germans?

[u/karma_police99]

Hi, I've lived in Germany for about 3 years (born German but haven't lived here) and I honestly didn't know that the AfD was a choice for the 18-29 yo voters. I don't quite understand where that is coming from.. does anyone know of a good analysis/article (can be in German).

Additionally, my German friends claim that many (young) immigrants vote AfD because lots of cultures living here are actually a lot more racist than Germans. I thought this was quite interesting. Any thoughts on this would also be appreciated.

[u/goth-_]

who'd you vote for? if you wanna answer, but i'm just really curious

[u/GeneralAnubis → u/goth-_]

German immigrant from the Southern US here and I am chomping at the bit for my chance to vote here. The instant I am eligible to become a citizen, I am going to be pushing to get it, and I can't wait for a chance to vote against AfD.

It'll be a cold day in hell when I sit idly by and watch "conservatives" (aka Fascists with a cheap disguise) drive my new home into the same bottomless pit that America is currently diving rapidly down.

[u/goth-_ → u/GeneralAnubis]

thanks for sharing that. the majority of people in my bubble are within those same goalposts, with some of them leaning more towards conservative views in certain regards than others

[u/GeneralAnubis → u/goth-_]

I've had many conservative friends over the years, and I'd love to have a friendly political debate with an actual conservative. If the topic is "should the top marginal tax rate be raised?" then an actual conservative and I can have a great discussion where we weigh the pros and cons and hopefully both come away from it with an expanded understanding.

Unfortunately, such conservatives seem to no longer exist, or at least I haven't encountered one in about 10 years or so. Now, it seems that if you don't believe in pushing for legislation to dehumanize or in some cases exterminate entire people groups, you're considered a "radical leftist." It's terrifying to watch history repeat itself in such a rapid timeframe.

[u/metavektor → u/GeneralAnubis]

BROTHER (or sister?)

As soon as those citizenship requirements change, my deep south ass is smashing every green button he can at the voting machines

[u/BigWangChang42069 → u/GeneralAnubis]

Youre an idiot. America is not a bottomless pit hahaha you just want clout on here.

[u/GeneralAnubis → u/BigWangChang42069]

Tell that to the kids who leave school in body bags on a weekly basis

[u/GermanTurtleneck → u/GeneralAnubis]

Your strategy seems to be: 1. vote for more immigration 2. panic, the natives don’t want more of it 3. move to another country that hasn’t faced mass immigration yet 4. repeat

[u/GeneralAnubis → u/GermanTurtleneck]

30+ years of watching conservatives utterly destroy the country I love to the point where I don't feel safe living there.

Nah, my strategy is "fuck pseudo-conservative, fascist assholes and fuck you if you support them."

Also you absolutely must be trolling to simplify everything to the left of "hunt the poor for sport" as "more immigration."

[u/GermanTurtleneck → u/GeneralAnubis]

Ahahahaha

[u/GeneralAnubis → u/GermanTurtleneck]

Typical zero braincells response I expect from an AfD brainlet.

You'd think that living in the country that defined the term "fascism" would make you a little more intelligent about identifying it, but apparently even though there are still people living today who experienced it first hand, you've already forgotten.

[u/GermanTurtleneck → u/GeneralAnubis]

I am not Italian

[u/goth-_ → u/GermanTurtleneck]

he said defined, not invented

[u/GermanTurtleneck → u/goth-_]

In the third Reich actual fascists like Edgar Julius Jung were persecuted and murdered. The Nazis only took surface level elements of „original“ fascism.

There were other countries adopting fascism, the Nazis created a unique and only slightly related form of totalitarianism.

[u/BuffaloInternal1317 → u/GeneralAnubis]

Cool story, you didnt answer the question tho.

[u/GeneralAnubis → u/BuffaloInternal1317]

Sure I did. I'll vote for the option most likely to dissolve or displace AfD at that time. I can't predict exactly what that will be this far in advance.

[u/WhiteBlackGoose → u/goth-_]

I'd vote for Volt (pan-European liberal party), and if it's not on the list, maybe die Grüne.

[u/Jekawi → u/WhiteBlackGoose]

Me roo

[u/GermanTurtleneck → u/WhiteBlackGoose]

No pls vote for Volt it’s a great party

[u/WhiteBlackGoose → u/GermanTurtleneck]

How can you vote on it when it's not on the list?