As the company is lost the middle

In the German population, the rejection of asylum is according to a study, seekers continued to rise: More than every second German has a negative attitude towards refugees. Has increased accordingly, however, the tolerance towards homeless people, lesbians and Gay men. While only a minority agrees with the extreme right settings, is widely used, the acceptance of right-wing populism. Especially among younger German between 16 and 30 years, moreover, the trivialization of national socialism. the Anna Reuß, Berlin Anna Reuß follow on Twitter send an E-Mail

anti-Semitism at a stable level, right-wing populist tendencies, increasing rejection of asylum seekers: the new edition of The so-called mid-study led to troubling findings about the German society. With the survey, the SPD measures-near Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung every two years, populism, extreme right-wing and "group-focused enmity". The title of the study in this year: "Lost in the middle - Hostile conditions".

At the presentation of the results on Thursday, the researchers stressed, among others, that especially among younger Germans between 16 and 30 years, the trivialization of national socialism is on the rise. Overall, anti-Semitism remain "low and stable" as it is called in the study, six percent of the respondents communicate openly anti-Semitic attitudes. As criticism of Israel costumed anti-Semitism is much more pronounced: Every fourth Respondent expressed, therefore, the corresponding views. "You are criticizing Israel with anti-Semitic resentment," says Andreas Zick, one of the authors of the study.

Also, the devaluation of asylum-seekers is widespread in the German society. Every second Respondent agrees with the study, negative opinions towards this group of people. This is an increase compared to the year of 2016, although the number of asylum seekers has decreased during the period. As the researchers concluded in the February of 2019 and their most recent survey, they found: The number of those who speak pejoratively about asylum seekers, was 54.1 percent, an all-time high since 2011. 2014 had expressed about 44 percent of the respondents negatively about asylum seekers, 2016, it was 49.5 percent.

The reservations against the homeless have fallen since 2014 continuously. He had been in the year 2016 18 percent of the respondents negatively about homeless people, and in 2005, 24 percent, so there were only about eleven percent. Decreased the study also found that the reservations against homosexuals. The corresponding settings, the researchers found finally, at around eight percent of all Germans. Two years ago, almost one out of every Ten reservations against lesbians and Gays. In 2005, there were almost 22 percent.

Hard right-wing attitudes are shared according to the study, as in previous years, only a minority of less than three percent. At a much higher level of the acceptance of right-wing populism, moves: one in five tends, therefore, to right-wing populist preferences, 42 percent of Germans showed a tendency. The researchers emphasize that it is not a new phenomenon. So right-wing populist preferences have not increased since 2014.

striking differences between the old and the new länder in Germany: unlike in the case of the extreme right settings, the study notes in the right-wing populism is also an East-West difference; in the East, 30 percent in the West, 20 percent in parts of these settings. Behind the Narrative of the corrupt elites stand against a morally ethical people, according to the researchers. Also, the rejection of foreign groups is more pronounced in the East stronger.

in Addition, the authors noted a correlation between extreme right-wing, right-wing populist and so-called new settings: Who agrees with these concepts, I have to say more to the other. The study found that the voters of AfD are more likely extreme right-wing and populist preferences than the voters of other parties.

The majority expresses a positive effect on democracy: 86 percent consider a democratic government as essential, nearly just as many find it, well, if people are against baiting. However, the center of the society is moved to the right. In addition, the polarization take: More Respondents agreed with statements partially, instead of rejecting such. The title of the study refer, therefore, to the question of whether the "compensation lost by the end of the middle" of the society in the political course, says zig.