Criticizing the German government, particularly in the on-line universe, can be expensive, as this article reveals.
The thin-skinned German office holders must not be aware that draconian responses to taunts from their opposition serve only to bring attention to the very foibles they wish to hide. The laws that enable their response are written in such a general manner that almost any criticism is open to prosecution.
The history of Germany from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day has given its would-be rulers an extreme and justified feeling of paranoia. Their reaction is only validating that emotion. In the long run censorship has always failed its goals. But they are Germans, after all.
thelocal.de
Robert Habeck, much maligned
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