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I don't want to be "that guy", but is this the same Germany that arrests people over social media posts because of "hate speech"? It's the first thing that popped into my head after reading the headline.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/technology/germany-intern...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_by_country#Ge...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksverhetzung

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Yea, for their ancestors may have once killed millions. And that this ancestor ideology is not to be revived/resurrected in order for their country to not kill millions more. When you drink bleach and feel bad, you don't drink it again, yes? Then, it follows, you have to take precautions. Not everyone should follow an American understanding of things, in this case, the First Amendment.

Amazing how American Freedom™ doesn't extend to self-determination.

One has to take into account the historical and cultural background of such laws. The analysis of public and personal data by the government in a massive scale was also part of that cultural and historical background.

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