DandomRude

DandomRude , 1 day ago

I had somewhat hoped that my fellow countrymen in Germany would not fall for the obtuse populism of the right, but that is exactly what has happened.

I'm afraid there's nothing left to counter this, because voters obviously no longer care about rational arguments and don't even want to acknowledge the real problems of our time. They make it easy for themselves and just blame everything on illegal migration or whatever - just as the right-wingers tell them to do.

In this reality characterized by stupidity and false attributions of blame, it is hardly surprising that important but somewhat abstract topics such as data protection are no longer of interest to the masses. It's enough to make you cry.

DandomRude , 1 day ago

The saddest thing about this is that the Europeans and especially the Germans should really know better. But no, all the lessons from our dark history seem to have been forgotten - or they are simply ignored so that one can once again live in the comfortable world of simple explanations where there is always some minority to blame.

DandomRude , 1 day ago

I don't understand how anyone can think that migration policy is the EU's main problem. And I really don't get why someone should vote for a party that does not share their own convictions because of EU migration policy.

DandomRude , 17 hours ago

What I mean is that the right-wing parties in Germany have focused their entire election campaign on the issue of migration - even the moderate conservatives (CDU). I think this one-sided explanatory approach is wrong and dangerous. On the one hand, I think it is a case of problem shifting. Important issues such as economic and energy policy or climate protection take a back seat to this one, disproportionately presented issue. On the other hand, I think that the isolationist policy advocated by the extreme right (in Germany, the AfD) is an outdated approach, as it does not solve the problem of illegal migration, but merely creates a counterproductive negative mindset towards immigration. And this is precisely what I consider to be very problematic: due to demographic developments, Germany urgently needs workers from abroad - not only, but especially in so-called low-skilled jobs such as nursing. This fact is being completely overlooked in the political debate, which in this country is characterized by xenophobic and even openly racist rhetoric. In short, I believe that the focus of right-wing parties on migration policy is nothing but empty polemics that is based on attributing blame instead of constructive proposals for solutions - we have other problems that need to be solved. I assume that the situation is similar in other European countries.

DandomRude , 14 hours ago (edited 14 hours ago)

The AfD will always remain unelectable for me - if only because of its openly fascist rhetoric and the associated ideas, which I reject as immoral and inhumane. The claim that the AfD is not a dangerous radical right-wing party is simply false - see Björn Höcke, for example, who is obviously a Nazi with links to various anti-constitutional groups. In addition, their EU election manifesto denies climate change, wants to limit freedom of movement in Europe and wants to abolish the euro as a common currency as well as the GDPR alongside other protectionist, anti-European demands across the board. In my opinion, all these demands are completely absurd and only show how little substance the AfD really has. All they are doing is profiting from the fear-based mood towards immigration that they themselves have helped to create. I can't understand how anyone can vote for such a party.

DandomRude , 11 hours ago

Yes, it is somewhat true that the AfD addresses people's problems - at least they make it seem that way. But their rhetoric also ensures that people blame the wrong groups for these problems. The conservatives in the USA do the same, as do the right-wing populists in other countries. The Nazis in the Third Reich also did exactly that - it's nothing new.

Believe me, I have tried to understand why so many people don't see through these simple tricks and even allow themselves to be misled into voting against their own interests. I have had discussions with AfD supporters, both online and in real life. I have come to the conclusion that these people are either hopelessly under-informed because they only consume the corresponding social media content, or accept everything their leaders put in front of them in a sect-like manner - even the most ludicrous false claims that can be easily refuted. In both cases, I have very rarely been able to convince people that they are wrong to blame immigrants for all their problems. Over time I have become so disillusioned that I no longer believe that these people can be persuaded en masse with rational arguments - they simply want to believe that they are right and go through the greatest lengths to keep believing that.

However, I am not prepared to abandon a fact-based political discourse just because some particularly loud and snivelling people make life too easy for themselves. So I don't think that the left should also spread lies, rely on sub-complex explanations and blame some make-believe enemies. Nor do I think that is even possible.

So I must honestly say that I have lost faith in the functioning of democracy. Not because of any military thread or something, but because of the convenience and idiocy of the people. Maybe it can get better when the right-wingers are in government and fail completely - or it will get even worse when they get in a position to impose their inhuman ideology on all moderates in autocratic structures by force. In Germany that has already happened once with disastrous consequences and now we are on the best way to make history repeat itself.

DandomRude , 6 days ago (edited 6 days ago)

They changed it to "do the right thing" around 2015 but never defined what "the right thing" might be - mostly shareholder value, I guess.

DandomRude , 11 days ago

Thanks a million for all your efforts. It's because of people like you that we have cool content here at all.

Unfortunately, I'm still not as active as I probably should be. I'll try to do better.

DandomRude , 13 days ago

Seems to me as if the German authorities are not authorities at all when it comes to climate change. I mean 50 degrees in India and they still act as if these protesters were criminals. Might just be the other way around.

DandomRude , 1 month ago

Some men are probably just not very religious or worship false deities.

DandomRude , 2 months ago

Don't worry, Mario, it's a fine. You can just appeal until you're president or get the coins from Bowser if you help him take over the Mushroom Kingdom. In the meantime, please stop claiming that you didn't sexually assault Princess Daisy back in the 90s - you were convicted for that.

DandomRude OP , 2 months ago

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DandomRude , 2 months ago

Cities: Skylines 2 in a nutshell

DandomRude , 2 months ago

Musk has already turned Twitter into Truth Social anyway. So no need.

DandomRude , 3 months ago

I still don't get why.

DandomRude , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

Yes, sure, but why not point out that the communication between Signal and Whatsapp, for example, is not sufficiently encrypted? If someone doesn't use Signal or Theema, you can only communicate with this person anyway if you use the corresponding app. That's not any more secure. I just think that Signal & Co. could gain a lot of users if they also allowed (insecure) communication with other messengers. Encryption between users who both use Signal, for example, is not affected by this.

DandomRude , 3 months ago

It would certainly be a technical challenge. But I think the utility would be very high. In my experience, it's difficult to convince people to use an app like Signal if they can't use it to communicate with their Whatsapp contacts (etc.).

DandomRude , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

Did reddit pay a dime for that content? I guess not. That is what social media is all about.