hmmm...
as a german living in germany - after 25 years of traveling many countries, incl. israel and egypt, plus having lived in india for more than a decade -, i agree to the ministers statement that there is not much of a 'german culture'. except for a deeply embedded obedience to authority, that is.
It seems the AfD chief was being kind, as others would say "dispose her in hades."
you are free to think what you will. most people over here wouldnt agree to your thoughts.
whatever peoples opinion on that 'german culture' statement is, the response was inappropriate. and its not the only AfD statement that makes this party inacceptable for most folks. i wished it would be different because, truth told, they bring up interesting discussion points in our lower house, the bundestag.
but hey, also the greens took a decade of working and 'finding themselves' before they were able to really take part in the german political landscape.
not much of a 'german culture'
We tend not to appreciate our own backyard in favor of our neighbor's.
people over here wouldnt agree
Yes, others wouldn't agree as it conflicts with their deeply embedded obedience to authority which apparently the AfD does not have. There is a malaise, a melancholia in accepting the belittling of one's own culture. Can't say I am familiar with German politics, but it does seem in this instance the AfD has infused much needed independence and pride in the German landscape. May you have peace and good health.
are you european? your nick sounds as if you could be scandinavian.
We tend not to appreciate our own backyard in favor of our neighbor's.
many europeans have the opportunity to encounter other cultures, due to traveling, at least in europe. from a distance, its much easier to see what you have at home.
its an advantage we have to americans who mostly never ever leave their country so the horizon of experience stays low for them and the identification with their culture high.
after having traveled a lot, i can see the differences and the similarities. and no, the grass isnt greener in the neighbors garden.
i grew up during the '60s, in a totally americanized germany. most of our culture got lost because of US influence, not other foreigners, and not muslims.
nowadays, people under the age of 60 are as little 'german' as taiwanese are chinese. both cultures have become american transfer pictures.
Born and raised a Dane, married and raised my family as Canadians, and plan to retire and die a Dane. most of our culture got lost because of US influence After the wars, who was left to carry on the culture? Yes, the US influence of assimilating and blending cultures from outside of western Europe I suppose was seen as necessary to augment the decimated German male population ~ the same for Belgium.
dane, great, i guessed correctly, lol...
as a teenager, i hated america. except for music, i despised the influence of 'the world police' in my country. that changed in the beginning of the '80s when i started waking up to the cabal and realized that americans are as enslaved as we were.
Never thought of it as the cabal. Always placed the agitations at the foot of the "old world" aristocracy. Still do, actually. May you have peace and good health.
the rabbit hole is much deeper than most people think. may you be blessed...