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"The best way to win back young voters from the far right is to give them hope,
security and respect so that everyone “from an untrained Amazon worker” to
“Elon Musk’s son” can live without fear of the future, the German chancellor
has said.
After young people voted for the far right in large numbers at the recent
European parliamentary election, Olaf Scholz said it was necessary to closely
address their anxieties.
“We have to work very hard to give security to people about the future and we
have to tackle all the relevant questions that are important for them.”
These included labour rights, global security, climate protection, a world
shaped by artificial intelligence and an “international order … which is
something you can rely on”.
Scholz was speaking on a panel with Lea Ypi, a professor in political theory
and political science at the London School of Economics, that was chaired by
the
Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, at a summit of progressive
politicians and thinktanks in Berlin on Friday.
Scholz said in opening the vote up for the first time to people as young as 16
in some countries, including Germany, it was “wrong” to presume “that they are
completely different to their parents and grandparents” and would reject the
far right.
“I think that it is not surprising that we will find every political position …
that you find with older people,” he said at the Progressive Governance Summit.
Scholz said that “in a time where there are a lot of uncertainties and where we
see a lot of scepticism about the future” that “reducing uncertainties and
developing something you can hope for” was essential for progressive politics."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
