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German far right hails 'historic' election victory in east (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/world

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Germany's anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a "historic success", with a big victory for the far-right party in the eastern state of Thuringia.

The result gives the far right its first win in a state parliament election since World War Two, although it has little hope of forming a government in Thuringia because other parties are unlikely to work with it.

The AfD's top candidate in Thuringia, Björn Höcke, who is a highly controversial figure in Germany, hailed a "historic victory" and spoke of his great pride. He failed to win a direct mandate for the state parliament, but secured a seat because he was top of his party list.

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[–] Carrolade 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One big thing worthy of note is the psychological aspect of all this. We can't simply boil everything down to living conditions and policies when culture is also an important element.

East Germany lived under a police state for decades. This does not promote trust or pro-social behaviors in a populace, it promotes the keep-your-head-down-and-obey mentality that authoritarians benefit from. This mentality can then be handed down parent to child in families.

This cultural difference could potentially be a big component.

When people become accustomed to and expect hardship, abuse and distrust, it's not so easy to win their support with positive action. They won't trust it, they'll just be waiting for the other shoe to drop. They believe in an authoritarian world, ruled by hierarchy and power, and nothing else really makes sense to them.

I'd be curious to see research going into a variety of cultural and public health differences between the two former halves of Germany, to see if my idea pans out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It is most certainly a big component. All you need to do to see it is look at the dichotomy between voting results of the former DDR regions compared to former West German regions nowadays. There’s a meaningful split.