Why A German Citizen Is Upset with German Mainstream Political Parties? #1

For audiences in mainland China, please visit https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/episodes/67b5a609606e5c59407ee85dWe had an English conversation with a German citizen in early February. We discussed Germany's current hot political issues, such as immigration policy and nuclear energy:00:00 Trailer00:31 Introduction01:25 Parliamentary Democracy in Germany05:06 CDU's policy07:57 Immigration policy, AfD, and populism in Germany15:08 Why doesn't the German citizen trust mainstream parties in Germany? Angela Merkel, Gerhard Schrödel, Iraq, German media, and nuclear energy policy24:40 Why the mainstream parties can't deliver their promise. Donald Trump and populism27:49 Immigrants with Islam background, terrorism, and background check34:11 Guest speaker's comments and questions: the complexity of background check. What kind of politics is necessary? What does this German citizen think about the nuclear energy policy？37:41 Reaction: Nuclear energy policy, Angela Merkel00:40 Direct democracy implemented in Switzerland about the Covid restriction. The German government and the people don't trust each other46:32 Nuclear energy and Russian dependency51:11 Legitimacy, input democracy, and output democracy, possibilities of direct democracy and trust in professional politicians55:14 Disadvantages of radical democracy. Q1: the boundary between the referendum and constitutional rule. Q2: Who can vote for the referendum? Why do only citizens have the right to vote rather than all people being affected?01:00:06 Reaction: Referendum on taxation, joining the EU01:11:30 Ancient Greek tradition that foreigners couldn't vote; conditions for voting;01:15:07 Q: Do people have more contributions to societies should more right?01:20:05 Reaction: every person under the law is the same01:28:33 Concluding remarksTo watch the video, please visit our YouTube channel:https://youtu.be/XGmjzogcFNQ#germany #deutschland #wahl #wahlen2025 #cdu #afd #deutsch #immigration #german #politics #democracy #directdemocracy #nuclear #russland #referandearn #olafscholz This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hybridtalk.substack.com