Germany’s history informs its current laws. That much is undeniable. But it doesn’t excuse the over-correction applied by legislators in hopes of heading off another Hitler. And it cert…
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The vast majority of the cases is absolutely justified in being prosecuted. The law itself is overly broad, and you can argue that it causes unnecessary load on the courts for cases that get dismissed, but taking out one specific case to throw a shade on a specific politician (and ignoring all the other cases) is clearly propaganda.
Sorry, but if you think a propaganda outlet that promotes the destruction of democracy and is directly opposed to the core values in the German constitution is somehow just another opinion that deserves the same protection as real journalism then we will never agree.
The vast majority of the cases is absolutely justified in being prosecuted. The law itself is overly broad, and you can argue that it causes unnecessary load on the courts for cases that get dismissed, but taking out one specific case to throw a shade on a specific politician (and ignoring all the other cases) is clearly propaganda.
Sorry, but if you think a propaganda outlet that promotes the destruction of democracy and is directly opposed to the core values in the German constitution is somehow just another opinion that deserves the same protection as real journalism then we will never agree.