Election Swiper: The wipe list for the general election
Does anyone still look through which party wants what?
Angela Merkel on YouTube, Martin Schulz on RTL, Cem Özdemir on the bike and Christian Lindner all over the place? in the zeal with which the parties are currently campaigning, we should all be well informed ...
Election campaign, election programs - why do not I know anyway?
But are the questions ever asked (and answered) that move us? Will something really stick with us in the end? Honestly, not me!
I find it extremely difficult to see which party would shape our future as I would find it. And when I look at the election programs, I'm not a bit smarter.
First, they are awfully long (about 100 pages on average). And secondly, they all look great.
Clear, Nobody writes something bad to the wish list to Santa Claus, Of course, the parties want to improve our world, and each of them has a fairly coherent theoretical concept for it. But if I decide which one to choose, that does not help me.
A new app should help people like me who can no longer cope in the current flood of information: With the "election Swiper" Movact we can find out which party we match best.
This is how the app works
The app gives us 30 yes-no questions on various political topics.
"Should an unconditional basic income be introduced as a substitute for other social benefits?"
"Should Kitage fees be abolished?"
"Should a speed limit for highways be introduced?"
We answer the questions by Swipe to the right or left.
If we have answered (or skipped) all the questions, the app will tell us which party we have the most agreement with. When tapping on the result, we can look at which questions our match deviates. In addition to the AfD, most parties have substantiated their answers.
How helpful is the app?
Very helpful! I tested the election Swiper myself and asked about 15 friends and colleagues to try it out.
Our experiences:
Election Swiping ...
...is fun, interesting, fast! Most of the questions are really relevant to my testers and me, and we answer most of them with a clear attitude. We just skip the few questions we do not care about. Other questions are of interest to us, but we realize that we can not decide because we do not know enough - so we can google it.
...aborts the parties' programs to a tolerable dosethat you can consume between university, professional life, after-work beer and laundry.
... offers an orientation for the choice, In our test group, the results were very mixed, but absolute no-matches were not there. For example, I had the greatest consensus with the Greens and the Left (67 percent), followed by the FDP (60 percent). I was surprised that I disagree with SPD (50 percent) and CDU (43 percent)? when I hear the top candidates talking, I perceive it quite differently ... The fact that I can still look at the result, what the parties say to the individual questions, I can relativize my agreement accordingly.
... does not provide much background information and does not deprive us of the voting decision. For each question, you can watch a short info video that teases the topic, but much can not be accommodated in a minute.
... does not answer all questions that interest us. Some topics are just too complex to crack down on yes-no questions. What are the parties doing to promote gender equality? How do you want to improve education? That does not explain the choice Swiper unfortunately.
My conclusion:
The Election Swiper is great for getting your bearings. Above all, the app helps to become clear about what you actually think about current topics. That's what often goes wrong when you're shouting with arguments and campaign promises.
However, the Election Swiper is a bit like the Speaking Hat on Harry Potter: He may call us the best match - but in the end, what we decide matters.
