Won't this require citizen to provide ID and therefore citizens asking difficult questions could become a target for retaliation?
There is no freedom in Germany. The mistakes of the past did not change anyone's mindset about human rights and freedom. They only learned how to put on a facade of caring about them. And they are the most powerful member of the European Union.
As if anybody who experienced this themselves has a big influence on current politics...WW2 ended 81 years ago