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TikTok pushed far-right AfD party on young voters in Germany (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That is such a bullshit point. "The youth" doesn't want one homogeneous thing. The youth is just as diverse in opinions as other cohorts, maybe even more so. It is also more likely to be on more radikal Sides of the political spectrum.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes, they do not want one thing. But that is what they appeal to.

    Talking to the emotion of teen, completely contradicting themself, just to get some popularity point. I think this is called popularism, but not sure.

    Also afd is extremely radical, so that fit.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    While I guess that's true and it's often surprising that the AfD is polling that well in the younger cohorts let's not overstate their success. There are also a lot of people in that cohort very vehemently disagreeing with the AfD.

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