A \"high level of right-wing extremist attitudes among AfD voters\" - this result from a recently published, representative study by the University of Leipzig on the political attitudes of 18 to 91-year-olds is not really surprising. It becomes more interesting when you look at the results derived from the survey. Most AfD voters clearly position themselves in favour of anti-Semitism and a dictatorial system, and therefore against democratic principles. In addition, a third of this group of voters \"believe in conspiracy theories and secret organisations that are behind political and social events in the world\". <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But how does an attitude come about in the first place, under the guise of which anti-Semitic statements supposedly become 'acceptable'? Social psychology offers some explanations. First and foremost is one word: prejudice. In other words, negative feelings that express themselves, for example, as racism, sexism or simply as vague antipathy towards a certain group. Each of us carries the prerequisite for this within us. We unconsciously or consciously assign ourselves a place in a certain group. This starts with a very basic sense of identity: \"I am a woman\", \"I am over 30\" or even \"I am German\". We automatically assign a more positive image to our own categories than to others. In other words: We establish social identity, and therefore often our self-esteem, by feeling that we belong to one group while setting ourselves apart from another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do these reflections help us to break down prejudices and react more impartially to others? I myself have taken the horrendously inhumane event in Hanau as an opportunity to scrutinise myself. I scrutinise every single prejudice that crosses my mind and work on it. Which group do I feel I belong to and what use is this demarcation to me? What prejudices do I have against whom? Am I really free from judging people from other groups? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I came across a few prejudices along the way, and I'm not proud of them. What am I doing now with this realisation? I've decided to start with myself, to be more aware of myself, regardless of groups and affiliations, and to simply walk through the world with a more open mind. At least that's a start.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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