German youth widely xenophobic

[Aptrgangr]

German youth widely xenophobic

Xenophobia is widespread among German youth, according to a confidential government study on juvenile violence.

Almost a third of all German schoolchildren agreed “completely” with the statement that there are too many foreigners in Germany. Another third of those asked “mostly” agreed.

The report by a nationwide committee working to combat youth violence was prepared for Thursday’s conference of German state interior ministers and was leaked by the regional daily paper Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung.

Almost a fifth of the 9th grade kids asked also had open prejudices against Islam and one out of every 13 admitted to committing a hate crime like spraying a swastika on a wall or damaging the property of foreigners.

The study included 50,000 children with both German and non-German background in 61 different cities. The survey of youth opinion was conducted in schools across the country under the auspices of the federal Interior Ministry and the Institute for Criminology Research in Lower Saxony.

The new study confirms the findings of other research into racism among young people, said Gabi Elverich at the Centre for the Prevention of Right-Wing Extremism and Xenophobia at the German Youth Institute.

"Studies prove there is a problem of xenophobia among young people in Germany," Elverich told The Local.

While many studies point to particular problems in the east, problems exist in all age groups and across the country, with various studies pointing to problems in different areas, Elverich said:

"In the west, one study shows there is a particular problem with people aged over 65, so it's not just young people. Something else that has been noted is that the problem is actually worse in areas without immigrants."

While many schools in Germany are working hard to combat racism and xenophobia, overworked teachers often find it hard to get to grips with the root causes of the problems.

"This kind of work [combating xenophobia] is not as easy as doing maths and geography. To teach the issues, teachers have to confront their own attitudes too. And at a time when we have lots of educational reforms, teachers are finding it a strain," Elverich said.

Civic education is part of the German curriculum, but little time is devoted to the subject, Elverich said. Much of the anti-racism education in schools takes the form of troubleshooting, with little regular attention given to the issue, according to Elverich.

"Often when something happens they have a workshop, but the problem is that one day won't change the world."

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[Galaico]

In most cases children will openly express what their parents are afraid to due to the PC dictatorship.

"Studies prove there is a problem of xenophobia among young people in Germany," Elverich told The Local.

Yay, what else? Perhaps the ones with the problem are the CDU and SDP governments, and all those pro-immigration NGOs.

[Gnist]

The new study confirms the findings of other research into racism among young people, said Gabi Elverich at the Centre for the Prevention of Right-Wing Extremism and Xenophobia at the German Youth Institute.

Nice work to refer to something that sounds like a diagnosis of a mental disorder, "xenophobia". Exactly what does any of these findings have to do with racism? It's an old neurolinguistic programming technique to bundle together things that have nothing to do with each other, to create an impression, in this case of the right wing. They call the solution to these problems "prevention" - is it a hint that people should use contraceptives?

Prevention of right-wing extremism... *mutter* Very impressive. It seems like they are cutting off the legs and arms of the right wing rather than preventing that from happening.

It's good news that young people are not defeated anyway!

[Ferran]

"Ice is cold"

"There are too many foreigners in Germany"

"Cheese is made from milk"

"Roses smell like roses"

Ah, you potential racist!

[Kernunnos]

This institution are just bureaucratic institution that must justify their (fat) paychecks and running costs ... likely the truth is far less tremendous than it appears in their report but, hey, they would be unemployed if resulted that most germans are just worried and tired of the foreign invasion, as any normal people would be.

[M.R.]

Originally Posted by Galaico

In most cases children will openly express what their parents are afraid to due to the PC dictatorship.

It's also the fact that youth have to live in this world, go to schools where there are many foreigners, they have most problems with immigration...

[Kernunnos]

Originally Posted by M.R.

It's also the fact that youth have to live in this world, go to schools where there are many foreigners, they have most problems with immigration...

Brutal reality will forge minds much better than any propaganda.

[Laocoon]

Not convincing at all. The same kind of surveys pop here every now and again. One 10 y. o. child out of every 13 do something and it becomes a widespread behavior...

The study included 50,000 children with both German and non-German background in 61 different cities.

It would have been much more interesting if they had compared xenophobic feelings to the youths' origins; just to see if the two matched their sacrosanct myth that young germans = xenophobic.

[Skeptikos Examiner]

Almost a third of all German schoolchildren agreed “completely” with the statement that there are too many foreigners in Germany. Another third of those asked “mostly” agreed.

2/3 is a majority and when a believe is hold by a majority that it becomes normal no matter what the actual believe is.

"Studies prove there is a problem of xenophobia among young people in Germany,"

Strange reasoning, I would rather say that those results prove that there is a problem with to many aliens in Germany!

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Carnyx

Not convincing at all. The same kind of surveys pop here every now and again. One 10 y. o. child out of every 13 do something and it becomes a widespread behavior...

I thought so too. And it is not strange that these "reports" are produced or influenced by associations or institutions that literally "live off" the conflict.