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“I think Merkel was good because I didn’t notice anything from her,” says Mia.
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Emily: I think Trump is a catastrophe. Now, I wouldn’t say Biden is the top president. But I think he’s one of the best presidents for America right now. I think he can take a lot of Trump supporters with him. He doesn’t have to change their orientation, but he’s quite good at bringing this super divided country at least a little closer together.
Mia: Yeah, I also think Biden is pretty good for the moment. But he’s not the best. I would have liked Bernie Sanders better. However, they are all so old. And nobody knows whether Biden will survive the four years.
Do you also talk about elections and politics at school?
Mia: We talked about how the election works, but not Trump versus Biden. You don’t know whether someone is for Trump or Biden. That wouldn’t go well.
Emily: We talked about the general election. But we can only look at it objectively because some of us are old enough to vote. We also talked about voter turnout. I think there will be a lot of people voting in this election. Especially since Merkel is no longer running after four terms in office. I am very curious to see who it will be. Merkel came to power a year after I was born. I only know Angela Merkel as Federal Chancellor.
Mia: I’ve seen Obama, Trump and now Biden as President.
If it were possible: would you vote now?
Emily: Difficult. I would always like to vote because I think it’s good to be able to influence something through my voice. But I don’t know if I could make up my mind.
Would you generally be in favor of the option at 16?
Emily: I think that’s actually a cool idea because society is getting older and that’s why long-time residents are always chosen. At Fridays for Future, for example, we young people have shown that we can and want to raise our voices. But I also know a lot of people who have no political plan. I can still well imagine that many would vote, but do not know what or whom they are voting and what the party might stand for.
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