• myrmidex@belgae.social
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    2 months ago

    The ruling is seen by some as a blow to Germany’s fight against right-wing extremism, although for others it could be proof of the country’s high standards of free speech.

    Yes, nothing says free speech like repressing pro-Palestinian demonstrators under vague security rationales.

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    2 months ago

    Assholes should be allowed to publish media, too.

    For almost any topic there is a group who wants to ban it, because they don’t like it. Lets please everyone. And In the end there is nothing left.

    I mean we can’t allow everything. But there needs to be a good reason, backed by a law and a judge’s verdict.

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      That’s not the point tho. In Germany, to prevent another dictatorship, there are laws that forbid going against the constitution, which also guarantees free speech and the right to a personal opinion (Art 5). This medium is constantly publishing unconstitutianal propaganda and sometimes even trying to incite coups that would lead to abolishment of the constitution. So they are actually attacking free speech among other freedoms, like equality and religious freedom.