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Is south Germany very conservative? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by saloe@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am considering moving to Germany and was told that regions in the south are more conservative, so much so that an acquaintance ex-pat said they would never want to live there. Looking online there are some sources to support this notion but nothing concrete. I am wanting to move mostly because I loved the country and the people I met while traveling (specifically in Munich and Freiburg) but was hoping to land somewhere that queer folks are more accepted. I didn't get any bad vibes while traveling but that was nearly a decade ago now.

Another German friend recommended moving to Berlin for these reasons and I'm wondering if German conservative is anything remotely close to US conservative. The conservatives near where I live now fly Trump and confederate flags, love to put those "I did that" Biden stickers on the gas pumps when prices go up, and the local schoolboard managed to pass anti-trans bathroom policies that affected something like 5 students in the entire district. Is it anything like this in parts of Germany?

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[–] Janis@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

i am from the north...real north...born 200m off the coast....the "conservativism" of the south is insane to me. switzerland and austria are even worse. it is not really about being a conaervative but that it is their coping mechanism to function as facists in a democracy.

for example in Badenwürtenberg there is a green minister whose perspectives on working with nationalists or how to tackle climate change are trump-level dumb/conservative.

over the years i got to meet several new friends that for various reasons had to start their migration to german in bavaria...and ALL of them were shocked once they were free to enter the civilized parts of germany. one girl had to go to school in munich and after she was free never went to bavaria again because of the constant hate. like facists in the US feed off triggering libs, tze south loves giving the impression equality is just because they allow it.

....but south east is worse....so, maybe dont go there.