A new survey by the opinion research institute Insa shows what Germans think about the Basic Law, which turns 75 years old today. Many respondents believe that there is censorship in Germany.
65.9 percent of participants confirmed that they generally consider democracy in Germany to be the best form of government, but an astonishing 25.2 percent did not agree with this statement. Meanwhile, a narrow majority of 54.1 percent believe that Germany has a well-functioning democracy. The survey was carried out on behalf of “Bild”.
The criticism of the German state in general was clearer: only 38.9 percent of survey participants think that Germany is “doing justice to its tasks overall,” while a majority of 56.1 percent see a need for improvement here.
Only 53.2 percent of those surveyed believe that the promise of equal rights for men and women has been fulfilled. The result is even worse when it comes to whether “no one is disadvantaged because of their disability”. Only 47.6 percent of survey participants agreed with this, but an impressive 45.8 percent see disadvantages for people with disabilities in Germany.
Worrying: 48.5 percent of people disagree with the statement “There is no censorship in Germany” – significantly more than participants who agreed with the sentence (41.1 percent). Things are looking better again when it comes to trust in the courts: 52.5 percent of those surveyed think that German courts judge independently, only 38.8 percent distrust the judges. The verdict of the AfD voters surveyed is more drastic: 72.8 percent of them do not believe in the independence of the courts.
