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Flipping the Script

August 27, 2021

Picture a political debate ahead of any election and it will probably look something like this: politicians dominate the discussion, voters listen. For this show we have turned the tables.

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Instead of politicians getting most of the airtime, we give space to everyday people. Voters with opposing views discuss hot-button political, social and economic issues that affect their daily lives. Politicians are their audience and ask the questions.

 


Migration and German identity  

People from over 190 countries live in Germany. One in four German residents has a migration background. This means that Germany is also a country where different cultures, religions and languages meet.

How does this immigration shape Germany today? How much immigration does Germany need, and how much should it allow?

For that debate we have invited Jenny Gamradt-Itri, who works in the youth welfare office here in Berlin and says, ‘cultural diversity is an enrichment to society.’ and Torsten Kaulfuss, who is a craftsman, also from Berlin. He says, ‘Germany's migration policies have to change, because things cannot remain as they are.'


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