Comments by "Neodym" (@neodym5809) on "Could a Green Chancellor win in Germany? Is a Green Wave Starting in Europe? - TLDR News" video.

@OldArmin Well, that is the equivalent of posting a poll of Wyoming to represent the US...
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The neglect of infrastructure started with Schröder and the dream of privatization of Deutsche Bahn ruined German Railway (Medohrn is an idiot). The tides have turned a couple of years ago with increased investment in infrastructure (starting with the debt and Euro crisis as a typical Keynesian reaction). But a decade of neglect needs more than a decade of repair. As education is an area of states, and most states have financial trouble, they were cut. While the no debt policy on the federal level was, thanks to high tax revenue, ok, it was a disaster for the state and communal level.
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Even if the Greens only come second after CDU/CSU in the elections, due to PR, they still become the party of chancellor as long as they find a coalition with more than 50% of the parliament.
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@leonard3436 The AFDs plan to cut of foreigner`s of getting their German pension, even when they paid in for decades? Brilliant policy, really...
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@wesleykeurntjes6571 German Greens are not really a left party in some regions, but speak to a conservative audience.
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Look at the last state elections. The AFD is becoming more and more irrelevant.
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Well, as history has proven time and time again, a government that cuts spending in time of economic crisis always deepens said economic crisis. That is why I prefer Keynes.
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@simonwesthoff5121 Well, baden-wuerttemberg, one of the most conservative regions in Germany, once a safe place of the CDU, has a Green lead government. Mostly due to their frontrunner, Winfried Kretschmann. They appeal to former CDU voters on the state level and got just reelected. Green politics are mainstream in Germany. All parties from the left to the center right see the importance of environmental politics, and no one denies climate change (the only party in parliament that does is the far right AFD, and they are close to irrelevant on the federal level).
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@jottXD FDP got their asses kicked for not participating in the last government, and they are famous for the ideological flexibility to come into power.
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@thorH. Well, you are free to go of course. I would like to know why so, and where you want to go, if you might explain?
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Would be good if they do, as then they would learn that it is irrelevant if the Greens become the biggest party to become the party of chancellor.
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Even if the Greens come only second in terms of votes, they would still be able to form a coalition, becoming the party of the chancellor. There is no rule in Germany that dictates the party with the most votes has to be in government.
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@salzkasten Highest taxes? Not even close. Sweden, Japan, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland all have higher income taxes.
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The German Unions are one of the most powerful of the world, and the minimum wage in Germany is the fifth highest in the world.
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@wile123456 Like what? Germany`s political culture is rather centrist and build on consensus. It has a well developed social system, minimum wage that grows each year, a rather powerful health care sector as just proven, workers right that people in the US would call communist...
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@emanuelthecreator6164 No, that is incorrect. The president holds talks with the different parties, and if a coalition with a majority presents itself, the president will propose their candidate. It is not the president who chooses, but he/she got told by the parties in parliament who to chose.
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@felixd2136 Would you prefer if there would only be one state monopolist which is responsible for the Internet (including mobile network), with no alternative to go to?
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@B. Cé What is this obsession with nuclear plants? They are the most expensive way to produce energy as Hickley Point C proofs, they are unreliable (France shuts them down in the summer time due to overheated cooling water from the rivers, to then import solar power from Germany), and inflexible (powering them up and down takes ages). Fission is just a rather crude method. Fusion on the other hand would be a game changer.
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NRW is the center of german coal industry. As its minister president, he would not do his job if he would not represent their interests, or for the very least get compensation.
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@B. Cé Hoffentlich nicht: hopefully not (crude translation). Ja verdammt nochmal endlich werden diese schlafenden in der bundesregierung rausgehauen und man die in die zukunft starten: yes damn it finally those sleeping in the government are kicked out and it can be started in the future.
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@hannahg8439 It is about the appeal to voting groups. The Green party is appealing to (former) CDU votes. Take the BaWü state elections: the biggest gain for the Greens were former CDU voters. They also appeal more to older voters (45+).
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@hannahg8439 Ok, now it gets interesting. What metric do you use to label a party left? Because that can be confusing. The classic label of the workers (blue collars) party can not be it, because the Greens never were, and have no intention to become, a workers party. Another label would be that of progressive, minority rights, all that. In that area, the Greens are most likely labelled as left. Last, environmental issues. While it is the core of Greens ideology, as it has become mainstream, being a major topic for all parties except the AFD, this is nothing left anymore, at least in German politics. From a more general standpoint, the Greens have a lot of conservative aspects that appeals to voters. They are a party mostly elected by academics/civil servants, females, middle age (35+) and of high income.
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@ewoudalliet1734 please Proof that scientists favour nuclear.
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@karankapoor2701 New years eve in Cologne were 2 cases of rape, while this is too much, the description of mass rape is just wrong.
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@Anakianaj Issue is, Ruhrgebiet has the same problems as all the former heavy industry areas (rust belt...) of other countries: the lack of decently paid jobs for blue collar workers. The coal industry is one of the few left. Taking away this last resort for already deprived areas would result in a aggressive reaction from the voters, most likely turning to far right parties like the AFD. And it is incredibly difficult to transform those regions in a way that said workers would get a alternative job at similar wage. So while the majority might welcome the structural change, you have to be careful to not cruelly take away the livelihoods of a minority.
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@salzkasten You mean areas like health insurance, pension insurance, unemployment insurance. These are NOT TAXES, but as the name suggest, INSURANCES.
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@salzkasten I would like a citation to prove that please. Furthermore, what about the countries that doesnt? You have to include the costs of private healthcare then for a fair comparison. And what about unemployment and pension insurance? Have to included, too, private as well, or you can not compare. You wrote taxes. Germany DOES NOT have the highest income tax in the world, it is a simple fact. Furthermore, if you are in the bracket of income that you pay the highest taxes in Germany, you are free to leave for a private insurance. And your whole argument falls apart.
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@salzkasten P.S. as part of the German tax system, you can also deduct most of the insurances from your tax, so in effect, your income tax is reduced by social insurances.
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@salzkasten Than post a link to that study. Point remains that health care costs are deductible from taxes.
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baden-wuerttemberg, Germany`s industrial powerhouse, has a Green Minister president (governor) since 2011, they reelected them twice now. Why would it be a disaster?
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Because baden-wuerttemberg is looking so bad?
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Well, German population dislike a disunited party, and with the whole Latschet/Söder discussion, they got bad press. If they now unite again and start a decent campaign, they might regain their first place in the polls. But even if they will win the election, they might not become the party of chancellor, if the Greens build a coalition with the SPD and Linke or FDP.
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If the poll was on Sunday, but Laschet was only officially announced this week, I see a problem with your argument.
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The Greens get their votes from a similar spectrum than CDU (see BaWü), I would be surprised if their voters would vote for die Linke, which is usually more dependent on protest votes (similar to the AFD).
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Söder played it well, but last chance? As one of his close allies is now under criminal investigation due to corruption with buying masks, he has baggage.
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@0xCAFEF00D German population hates nuclear energy. With passion.
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@rehsus6705 The most expensive way to produce power is nuclear, as Hickley Point C in the UK proofs.
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