Germany Speaks: Here you will find your political training partner

In social discourse, some questions have a particularly polarizing effect: "Should German urban centers be banned from cars? belongs to him, or also "Should Germany control its borders more strictly?" and "Is Donald Trump good for the United States?" But the discussions that follow are almost never managed because the camps are already too far away.

The action "Germany Speaks" will change that and initiate four-eyed political discussions throughout Germany on September 23, 2018. There are tens of thousands of couples in discussion who meet so many different points of view. Eleven German media are participating in the campaign, including "Zeit Online", "The German News Agency" and SPIEGEL. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier takes over

"Germany speaks is an exciting experience that can help turn silence, prejudice or lack of understanding into exchanges and debates," says Barbara Hans, editor Chief of SPIEGEL ONLINE. "We are very happy to be part of the initiative."

You can be there by answering seven questions about your political opinions on our site and providing details about yourself and your contact information. The algorithm then proposes another participant whose answers were as opposite as possible and who lives near you. You can decide for yourself if and where you want to meet on September 23rd.

Answer seven questions here to participate in "Germany Speaks":

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On Sunday afternoon of September 23, the Couples can meet to meet everywhere in Germany. We will accompany the selected readers in their discussions. Some of the participants will also be invited to Berlin, where they will be able to discuss with their interlocutor during an event in the presence of the Federal President.

The first "Deutschland sprach", an initiative of "Zeit Online", took place last year Election to the Bundestag 12,000 registered people. In total, eleven media call for a meeting with a political dissident: "Chrismon", "German Press Agency", "Schwäbische Zeitung", SPIEGEL, "Süddeutsche Zeitung Online", "Südwest-Presse", "Tagesschau" and "Tagesthemen" "," Der Tagesspiegel "," T-Online "," Landeszeitung Lüneburg "and" Zeit Online ".

"Deutschland Talk" uses the platform "My Country Talks" designed by "Zeit Online" with international partners, funded by Google and implemented by the agency diesdas.digital Berlin. The software allows media around the world to transmit dissidents in one-to-one conversations. Your participation data is stored in "My Country Talks", the platform's privacy policy can be found here.