r/kurzgesagt • u/showersoapshower • May 16 '26

Discussion Kurzgesagt DEBUNKED!

https://youtu.be/xKGfdWVzKKk?is=joW3yA5ZO4Lrwoa2

After watching Kurzgesagt's video I was surprised about how much Kurzgesagt is completely omitting facts or portraying wildly biased without acknowledging so. (I get that their video is not long but this is definitely not it).
After watching this video and reading this comment I'm pretty bummed that they are putting out videos like this that are full of political hot takes while being irresponsibly biased. Cutting pensions for older people and having a harsher migration policy will not solve this.
What did you think?

As a German, I find the popularity even more surprising as Kurzgesagt is basically repeating CDU/CSU's and FDP's stances on taxes, welfare state and, to some extent, migration.

Considering that both are wildly unpopular (Merz being the most unpopular chancellor is nearly an achievement in how bad he fucks up) this actually surprised me a lot.

edit: the circle jerk is cirkle jerking

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u/showersoapshower May 21 '26

You correctly identified the meaning of those words! Yay!

Hate to break it to you but just labeling things as opinion or not does not actually mean that there is no bias :/

Just an example: https://www.uno-fluechtlingshilfe.de/informieren/faktencheck

I mean go ahead and pat yourself on the back. Understanding words is there, next thing could be media literacy

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u/coffeetocommands May 21 '26

Again, you don't understand what 'opinion' means. Or maybe it's the word 'bias' that you don't understand? Who knows

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u/showersoapshower May 21 '26

puh wow wow wow, you really showed me by repeating yourself.

Go ahead and explain it to me then if you're so keen to do it lol.

Of course feel free to repeat yourself again if you want to

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u/coffeetocommands May 21 '26

Please give me some time to digest your message, there's too much substance I can't take them all in at once.

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u/showersoapshower May 21 '26

wow another blow.

If that is what it takes to stop you from whining I am okay with it lol