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US is probably worse cause no social system, but germany for example also feels divided. Half of the population benefits from the status quo while the other su
by randomNumber7 2y ago
US is probably worse cause no social system, but germany for example also feels divided.
Half of the population benefits from the status quo while the other suffers. It is hard to tell whose fault it is, if this question even matters.
- eternauta3k 2y agoHow is Germany divided?
- wombatpm 2y agoDid you see the areas that voted far right? Lots of overlap with firmer East Germany
- generic92034 2y agoThat would not be a split in halves, by any means, though. East Germany accounts for about 15% of the population, last I looked. Also, the far-right AfD got about 20% of the votes in the recent election. That is also not a split in halves.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoWhy squabble at semantics here fixating on exactly half? 1/5th of modern Germany voting for the modern incarnation of the nazi party is a disgrace and speaks to the propaganda situation their population faces.
- generic92034 2y agoSimply because the statement was "half of the population benefits [..]". That is wrong. Feel free to skip corrections that annoy you.
- pegasus 2y agoEast and West. The differences in economic output and political leanings are stark.
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- pumnikol 2y agoYou can see for yourself: https://bundeswahlleiterin.de/bundestagswahlen/2025/ergebnisse/wahlatlas.html#(wahlatlas-4f511b16-bb62-403b-860c-68eb306c5540/thema_ZWEITSTIMMENMEHRHEIT_/haeufigkeiten/wahl%C2%ADkreis/) https://bundeswahlleiterin.de/bundestagswahlen/2025/ergebnis... This shows the winners of the "second vote." Dark blue = CSU (conservative party), its outlines are identical to Bavaria because this party only runs there and, this time around, won 100% of the second votes. Cyan = AfD, far right-wing party. Its outlines are nearly identical to the borders of the former GDR. Gray = CDU, CSU's sister party, making up for most of the remainder.
- NekkoDroid 2y agoYou effectivly can just ignore the differentiation between the CSU and the CDU, they are mostly just referred to as "Die Union" (the union).