Authors Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes explore in their book 'Broken Republik' how, despite Germany's image of a welcoming culture, newcomers often feel like outsiders. They reflect on their personal experiences over three decades, revealing a persistent feeling of exclusion tied to a deeper unresolved national identity. Their journey began with exploring economic issues but expanded to cover political fragmentation and ingrained racism, highlighting how these factors contribute to the sense of not belonging that many experience in modern Germany.
Despite living in Germany for over three decades, we still feel like guests. This underscores a deeper void in national identity and belonging.
The pursuit of belonging in Germany has revealed not just personal struggles, but also a wide-reaching consequence of unresolved national identity and fragmentation.
Germany boasts a so-called 'Willkommenskultur', but feelings of exclusion persist for newcomers, reflecting deep-seated issues within the country's social fabric.
The initial aim was to explore the economic cracks in the German landscape; however, this journey unveiled deeper issues of political fragmentation and racism.
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