Summary
Support for Germany’s far-right AfD is surging among young men, driven by concerns over immigration, conservative values, and distrust of mainstream politics.
A Pew study found 26% of German men view AfD positively, compared to 11% of women.
Social media, particularly TikTok, has helped spread its message. Some young supporters reject accusations of extremism, while others openly embrace far-right views.
Analysts warn that if mainstream parties ease their opposition to the AfD, it could become Germany’s dominant right-wing party.
Explain to me why insulting people who believe in Christianity is bad but insulting people who believe in astrology is ok. I’m interested to hear why you think Christians deserve more respect for their dogmatic beliefs than other people who believe silly things but mostly keep it to themselves and don’t harm anyone else.
Also, fuck off, I am in fact going to think there is something wrong with men if nazism is an attractive ‘product’ for them to ‘buy’ and they have zero regard for any human rights but their own. I am going to think there’s something wrong with anyone that buys into nazism but the very clear fact is that men are buying into it more.
I just want to also add, I am AMAB. I’ve lived the majority of my life as a man amongst other men. I’ve even had to fucking live with other men in boarding school. So I’ve also got my own lived experience of toxic masculinity.
The whole fact that nazism is such a good and guilt free product for a lot of men, is because of that fucking toxic masculinity. Because it appeals to people who have been raised to believe that aggression and power plays are more important than empathy and cooperation. Which brings me back to my first post which was removed. Clearly society is doing something wrong with how we’re raising men.