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Although i understand it is very worrying, i want to emphasize that a poll Like this doesnt make sense right at this Moment. The last government split up beginning of November. The New one just finished their coalition plans, now their party members have to agree to the plan and from may on we will have a government again. So for six month wie had no real government - in these times. Of course people feel super insecure. Since building a coalotion is always about compromisses the conservative Party gets a lot of hate for making huge compromisses and not follow their agenda. If they wouldn’t they wouldn’t find a partner. But people of course say " its not what they promised to do". So conservative people are upset and might just say they vote afd to shock their party. Stupid yes, but would they really do it? polls in this Situation will always meet people that are less confident and more insecure and people in this state tend more to defiance and thus to extremes, especially when the world goes absolutely crazy and we have no government to react. Its not very surprising. Let’s wait a few month into the new government doing things and then see the polls. I am not optimistic that afd will go down a lot. But at the moment so shortly after the elections you cannot make good polls.

Haha didn’t think of it so far but actually yes.

In France macron is (or at least was) quite unpopular for what he’s doing within the country. But in foreign affairs he’s really based already for years I would say. One of the few persons who had visions for the EU before putin and now trump reminded everyone to be happy we have it.

Another German here. I love France. And arte is the best TV Programm. :) just that you don’t feel alone.

My theory: Many germans just had really Bad French teachers and honestly its not very easy to learn the spelling, so since their youth they are a bit mad at France. I personally know 3 people that had to redo a year because of bad french grades. Nothing More behind it usually. I noticed its the same with French people that had to learn German. Some love Germany now , the rest projecs their dislike of learning the language on the whole country. However, at least in my bubble, people that like France are in majority. Even those that don’t speak french love to visit.

Here in germany signal is quite common nowadays.

I never had whatsapp. I use signal since 2017/2018. back then i had 3 contacts. At some point there was a big movement away from whatsapp - i think because of their terms oft usw changed?. Sadly most oft my friends first moved to Telegramm cause it was more convenient than signal back then. But with covid and more information on Telegramm most of them shifted to signal. Some of it was my work but many oft them just changed by themself.

Even my large family group with grandmas, Cousins etc. is entirely on signal. All of my friends are. New colleagues are. But this was already before the current movement.

However, whatsapp is still the default in germany. Many of my friends and family have both, signal and whatsapp. And it depends a lot on your bubble. I was lucky with my bubble.

I’ll put it a bit higher in my watchlist then.

Ah, so without s?

I think it is from this german movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kangaroo_Chronicles_

Havent watched the movie but read the books. Its a super funny and very intelligent critics of our society. In germany everyone whose not super right or conservative can cite it i would say.

While it is true that the rise of AFD is horrible and alarming it is also true that there is a big majority in germany completely against their world view. And these people more and more feel the urge to act. They should have started earlier, yes. But I am happy to see already a little movement of the so called " quiet middle" to be not so quiet anymore.

Also, the rascist people voting for afd mainly want foreigners out of Germany but I think even within afd voters those that want to invade neighbours again are very few. Its not mainly heroic bodybuilder men that think they’re superior to all countries. Its a lot of middle aged man whining they cannot correctly pronounce people in the football team anymore. That doesn’t make them less racist or dangerous for Germany, but the danger for the neighbouring countries at least is -in my view- very little at the moment.