Only 16 Percent of Germans not Afraid to Publicly Share Opinions
84 Per Cent of Germans Believe People Fear Speaking Their Mind– www.breitbart.com Source Link Excerpt:
More than eight in ten Germans said that they believe people are afraid to express their full opinions amid an increasingly censorious political climate in the country.
A survey published on Monday by the Institute for New Social Responses (INSA) found that 84 per cent of those surveyed believe that fellow citizens are self-censoring their opinions “because they are afraid of consequences.” In contrast, just nine per cent disagreed.
According to the pollster, this belief was shared across the political spectrum, with 77 per cent of supporters of the leftist-progressive Green party agreeing that people self-censor and 92 per cent of voters who back the populist-right Alternative for Germany saying the same.
When asked if they personally have hidden their true thoughts, 54 per cent said that they have had at least one experience when they did not feel able to speak freely. This represented a six-point increase since the pollster asked the same question just eight months ago.
84 Per Cent of Germans Believe People Fear Speaking Their Mind– www.breitbart.com