Opinion poll
Four out of five Germans see social division
Country demonstrators at party events, disputes in the circle of acquaintances – the dispute has many faces. The current social climate is worried.
Four out of five German citizens are currently being split from the company. This is shown by the results of a representative survey by the Forsa opinion research institute on behalf of the Evangelical Church and the Diakonie.
According to this, 70 percent of the Germans are convinced that discussions about important issues in public are now less objective and respectful than before. Every third (36 percent) has already seen for himself that discussions about polarizing topics were carried out unhappily or disrespectful. Almost a third of the Germans have already reduced contact with people from their own environment due to different opinions on such topics.
Sorn issues: high prices and right -wing extremism
Of the 2,000 adult Germans who asked Forsa, 71 percent were concerned about current developments with regard to right -wing extremism. About the same number of people (70 percent) see inflation as a care topic. 57 percent of those surveyed called migration, 65 percent Islamism and 46 percent left -wing extremism.
The opinion researchers had asked the participants the question: “Sometimes you hear and read the statement in the media that our society is currently split. Do you see it that way or do you not think that our society is currently divided?” 82 percent of the respondents answered “I also see it that way”, while 12 percent said they were not of this. The rest of the participants did not provide any information here or answered “Do not know”.
According to the survey, religiosity or spirituality currently plays a role for almost a third of Germans (32 percent) when it comes to their mental well -being.
Muslims have little trust in German politicians
An uncertainty factor for the people living in Germany with immigration history is the dwindling trust in politicians. According to a survey by the German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DEZIM), this applies especially to people who identify themselves as Muslims. 23 percent of them stated in a survey in 2022 not to “trust German politicians” at all.
When the same question was submitted to them in 2024, 34 percent of the Muslims surveyed took this view. For comparison: In the group of people who describe themselves as “not racist”, the proportion of those who do not trust politicians was last 19 percent.
dpa
Source: Stern
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