The article contrasts the economic situations in Plattling and Strakirchen, highlighting the closure of a paper factory in Plattling that resulted in 500 job losses due to high gas prices, amid a backdrop of wider deindustrialisation blamed on the Greens. Conversely, Strakirchen sees investment in a new battery factory, which is anticipated to create 1,600 skilled jobs, addressing the challenges posed by competition in the electric vehicle sector. The political landscape reflects growing discontent with Green policies, as citizens express concern over rising poverty and job insecurity.
Poverty is rising, factories are letting people go - it's all chaos, said Silvio, a former gastronomy worker. The Greens have been a catastrophe.
The cries of ideological Green nonsense and an eco-dictatorship appear to have resonated in conservative strongholds across the country.
The political enthusiasm for cutting pollution is dwindling, with growing resistance from centre-right and far-right parties that won half of all votes.
The climate orders pushed through by Berlin don't find any support here, said Lothar Hartmannsgruber, an optician in Strakirchen. People see it as invasive.
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