How is Eastern Germany Progressing? | People and Politics
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Schwedt and Eisenhüttenstadt were once major centers of heavy industry in East Germany, producing oil and steel. After the collapse of communism, they went into decline. Whereas Eisenhüttenstadt managed to recover, however, Schwedt has not.
Are these towns typical of overall development in the former East Germany? How so local residents there view progress? And what role does politics play, 25 years on?
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Politicians say that unemployment is 9 percent. The reality is around 20 percent.
Yes, I was about to mention that, western propaganda is disgusting, these 20% are human beings, if you want to force us to have capitalism then at least say the reality as it is so we can try and fix it through your failing system.
more, far more. You cannot buy bread from empty words about "democracy".
1988deef
Well.... they are paid to lie.
opcw ghouta
bread will be in very short supply as we head deeper into the Eddy grand solar minimum.
unemployment and living under ideal conditions is not the same
I wouldn't mind living in a city like Eisenhuttenstadt.It's looks really nice and quiet.If they built a new Univercity that would start bringing back the young generation
Funny I thought the same....Regeneration is difficult, but from past personal research it starts with the state offering a carrot, a trained workforce, good infrastructure, a sense of place that comes from developing 'places' ie the whole 'place making' philosophy...
That's right, but the problem is: the government doesn't want that and the nation is overaged. Families and young people are unfortunally not supported in Germany. Money goes to the rich ones, the concerns, politicians and millionaires who lead the state. For families with more than three kids it's even hard to find a residence.
If things are this bad in East Germany, can you imagine North Korea when it finally falls?
Oh well, the German nation generally is hard working. Look at how quickly they built themselves up after the two world wars. So, can apply to the former East Germany also.
Look to those times in their past for inspiration.
Well, more and more young people are returning. I also wouldn't want to be so pessimistic, arrogant and judgemental about it.
If someone is in error, educate don't belittle. A reason is because the focus will be on the belittle part, not the educate part. So yes, I know that you are dumb.
@Average Joesson You are wrong. There are not only old people in East Germany and a lot of people return, too. The biggest problem is the migration into cities because it destroys the villages. But that also seems to change now because of corona virus and the summer heat which heats the towns and flats up more and more because it's getting warmer (there are no air conditioners in the flats).
@@GoodVideos4 Thank you for telling someone off who simply insults a whole (my) country with one single comment.
east germany is real germany
Germany is Germany everywhere in the country.
This town looks like Russian Midwest so much. Not only the streets are the same they even dress and cut their hair it the same manner.
Germany is a beautiful nation but the fall of the DDR came too quickly and suddenly. There was no proper transition, and I hate to see the homeland of my ancestors fall apart like this. It may be controversial to say this, but I think the fall of the Eastern Bloc really hurt the world in the long term.
@sparkz the only reason why the eastern bloc fell is because of the Soviet internal crisis and Gorbachev letting the people do their revolution against their communist government
What? Why? Nobody say that it can be quick but its progressing
@@ryhanzfx1641 That's right. People just want everything at once. That's so sad.
Some reckon that Germany made a mistake by unifying too quickly. Perhaps it should have waited about 3 years.
It would be much worse if North Korea became like that, with unifying with South Korea.
i'd love to live in a beautiful and quiet city like that, then again i'm over 60 maybe it could specialize in retirement
Christine Trzcinski Why not retire somewhere in the West, where you have ample access to goods and services and where you can stay in contact with your friends and family?
Patrick Ellis because they might put him in a retirement home
In my town, you can reach everything quite easy by tram or bus and there is also a good health care. That's good for the elder. But outside the cities, a car is needed because in the last 30 years, nearly every shop in the villages has been closed (background: in GDR times, there were shops like barbers, post offices, bakeries and butcher shops in nearly every small village).
The disparity between east and west is astounding. Sorry Tom Hanks.
These problems can be found everywhere and there aren't easy solutions.
I’d live there
I was wondering if Tom Hanks can speak some German.
Tom Hanks should stay there.
its clear to see schwedt is a typical east german city, they way its built up, you can clearly see its a city that was borned in the DDR/USSR
The..easterns say that they don't have the same salaries with the western workers.
That's right. The salaries in the east of Germany (the New Laender) are between 10 and 25% less. The wage floor today is as high as the salaries in West Germany around 40 years ago. I know nobody here (Saxony) who earns the German average wage. Most people get the wage floor or something between the wage floor and the average wage.
German reunification is just 5 years old when Hanks voices one of the most famous fictional character
The name "Eisenhüttenstadt" doesn't sound very inviting in German. Would you like to live in place called Steel Works City?
50000 people used to live here, now it is a ghost town haha
Beat me to it
Simple, East Germany sets the lowest tax rate in the country and businesses will move there. Won't take long until revenue starts flowing in
skojo3e Thats not like business works.If you want to attract companies to a certain area which produces innovating stuff you need qualified people in this area.But to get qualified people to move or stay in this area , the sate have to offer them good quality of live. So the stats needs taxmoney to provide this conditions.
If you just lower the taxes you onley attract companies which produce simple stuff, which need qualified works.The problem is that you never can be so ceap like coutrys in asia or east europa. And second whats the point in a race to the botton, if for example state A lowers the taxes to attract companies from state B and C , state B and C will follow it lower the taxes even more. In the end B C A will have lowered the taxes to the point where the can't rebuild ther infrastructure. Meanwhile state D has invasted in his infrastructure and have attracted innovativ companies maby even a few companies from the tax haven states A B or C . Why you ask , because this firms had to pay so much more money for logistic etc. ,because of the bad infastructur that it is ceaper go produce in state D.
My idea would be, that the government builds up IT-infrastructure and lowers the taxes. Maybe you can get innovative start-ups in theses cities, that want low rents, but need fast internet.
That's a good idea. The problem is that the internet in Germany is one of the worst in the world, even worse than in some african countries (because only a hand full of companies own the whole mobile network).
No different than anyplace else where people can freely move around. If people can move, they'll do it, and they'll leave behind the boring or depressed areas. This only does NOT happen where governments control movement and don't allow it.
If all the yoots have left then it's probably as close to paradise as can be - I'm moving there.
There are a lot of very nice places here in the east of Germany. The media just always talks about the bad ones!
So what you're saying is that we need more IT jobs? No thanks. We need less of people tied to their computers and cell phones. Get outside, do some real labor, and don't check your email every hour! That is a great employee.
Oh, how nice. Not all of us have that opportunity to visit the different parts of the World, good or bad.
Germany like The U.S. needs a negative income tax
There's nothing to do there except get ice cream on a hot day.
Maybe Tom Hanks could start a studio or some type of high tech business related to movies in the city. He seems to have a fondness for the area. I have heard him speak good things about his time in Germany.
Alan Mayer W
The GDR government industrial managers refused to buy the steel mills rolling mills. They didn't put any money in research and development.
GDR was bankrupt and only able to survive so long because of a credit of billions of money from West Germany in the 1970es and foreign exchange.
The ice cream vendor's stall only gets crowded on hot days. I've interestingly heard that it's better to eat ice cream on cold days, as it contains sugar, warming a person up. And, at least elsewhere, thus more sales of ice cream on cold days. I also would only want to eat ice cream on cold days.
I was thinking to move to Germany but I've change my mind and I was right.
+Sylwester Woodest Yes, we are full.
we have enough muslims thanks
A Fr
I am not from Middle East. I am from Vienna.
Thats even worse..
Galland
HA Ha Ha ! I am not living in Vienna. My mother's family lives there. I don't speak good German but I have taken classes. I know now that was all for nothing.
With many jobs done remotely now, I have a feeling cities where the cost of living is cheaper will become attractive.
And were do you get your steel you need no steel ever in Germany.
joe biden Exported to China. Germany has a trade surplus
Germany is one of the 10 biggest maker of steel in the world and produced for example 42 billion tons in 2016.
is it really that bad?
Not all. Media just always tells the bad.
No, East Germany is booming currently, you can live there safely unlike in the west.
I'd love to watch an update report on Eisenhüttenstadt.
DW the Division network......
trabant is good car
Hey, hold on! Are you socialists or something?! What do you want? Prosperity for all?
I am from Saxony. I'm sad about all that weird comments here. And, typically for RUclips, everybody wants to know all although never having been there...
Ok Should I be here
Reminds me of Scranton pa.
Dunder Mifland and Michael Scott welcome's you
east germany is best germany
Sad.
Trabant
It's not a easy job for the west germany to clean that mess over night, they are so advanced and bring the east side on that level will take long time. Losts of east germans wanna live the life they used to live but still want the same benefits west side is enjoying
Theirs nothing in Germany.
+joe biden man Germany is like Disney land and the East Europe is a desert