Why is it that you assume I'm obviously German? I'm not...
I am aware that it is illegal to question the holocaust in a number of European countries, which is one of the primary reasons for me having doubts about its validity. There have been far too many genocides in recent history, yet the only one you're not allowed to deny is the holocaust. Why is that..?
Luckily, proposals to make holocaust denial or the questioning of it illegal have been rejected here in the UK, for I would have made this post regardless of its legality.
I'm an optimistic person, so I'm going to choose to believe that the reason so few people bother to look into politics in the modern age is because deep down they know it is irrelevant who they pick. They're still going to get fucked. Should there be just one leader who had absolute power and could potentially be a force for the people instead of the corporations, then I feel that a lot more people would be willing to do the necessary research in order to choose the right person.
So few people even bother to vote nowadays because they know it's all but irrelevant, that would change--I hope--should their votes actually count for something.
Oh sorry, I read about your in school learning of WWII, and then I obviously came to the wrong conclusion.
I have never voted in my life so far, as no one might represent my interest. Next year I will vote for the first time because of two reasons - first is stopping the populist gaining more power and second there is a party that represents my interests now.
I like your optimism, but I'm sure of two things - death and the human stupidity ,)
My apologies. I should have been more clear. I haven't been at school in 15 years now, I just remember the history lessons is all.
What is that this party you're going to vote for represents? Or is that too personal a question?
Np, I remember form my history lessons only two things, something about the greeks and each and every year WWII.
It's a small party, their main topics are all economic based, like reducing taxes, supporting entrepreneurs, no to wars and stuff like that.
Sounds better than what else is on offer, but just keep in mind that politicians tend to say everything you want to hear until they get your vote, at which point they don't need you anymore and then their tune often changes. Let's hope this is not going to the case in this instance.
This is how this democratic system works. Lie to the people with that what they want to hear, so you get the power and then you can decide what you are really going to do ,)
But this will be fine, the parties here have all the same opinions for decades, not very innovative. Except the migration politics, which are a big topic right now - where the decisions kinda relate to the burden of WWII, but that's another big topic