{"id":108590,"date":"2018-12-28T17:01:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T17:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/german-president-warns-of-polarization-fueled-by-social-media-4\/"},"modified":"2018-12-28T17:01:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T17:01:03","slug":"german-president-warns-of-polarization-fueled-by-social-media-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/german-president-warns-of-polarization-fueled-by-social-media-4\/","title":{"rendered":"German president warns of polarization fueled by social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has raised concerns about growing political polarization in Germany and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>More and more people are \u201csticking with their own kind, living in self-made bubbles where everyone always agrees one hundred percent \u2014 also on who doesnt belong,\u201d Steinmeier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/frank-walter-steinmeier-our-democracy-is-as-strong-as-we-make-it\/a-46849802\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> in a pre-recorded Christmas address, Deutsche Welle reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWherever you look \u2014 especially on social media \u2014 we see hate; there is shouting and daily outrage,\u201d the German head of state warned, adding that \u201cI feel that we Germans are spending less and less time talking to each other. And even less time listening to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While calling for more dialogue within Germany and cautioning against exclusion, the president, who previously served as foreign minister and vice-chancellor, also discussed conflict and polarization beyond Germanys borders.<\/p>\n<p>Steinmeier referred to\u201dburning barricades in Paris, deep political rifts in the United States and anxiety in the United Kingdom ahead of Brexit\u201d and noted that \u201cEurope is being put to the test in Hungary, Italy and other places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He praised German democracy but urged Germans to be ready to compromise to maintain its strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur democracy is strong,\u201d he said. \u201cReaching compromise does not signal weakness, but rather is a sign of strength. The ability to compromise is the backbone of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><em>Read this next: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/french-digital-minister-calls-out-yellow-vest-conspiracies\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">French digital minister calls out Yellow Jackets for spreading fake news<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/german-president-frank-walter-steinmeier-warns-of-polarization-fueled-by-social-media\/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[contf] [contfnew]         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMd3Tz2gX9xSa6CJyaOj2dokBVcrdaT4yY3R3RI7YmL18vCLZZ\"\/><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/&gt;Politico&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/h5&gt;_&lt;\/p&gt;[contfnewc]_[contfnewc]_&lt;\/body&gt;&lt;\/html&gt;\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has raised concerns..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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