German democracy researchers publish ominous report on all the tyrannical countries that ban opposition parties & restrict freedom of expression, which would never ever happen here
German democracy researchers publish ominous report on all the tyrannical countries that ban opposition parties & restrict freedom of expression, which would never ever happen here
I’ve written before about what a wonderful privilege it is to dwell within the extremely liberal and forward-thinking polity known as the Federal Republic of Germany. Here citizens like myself enjoy unusual and expansive freedoms. Our politicians positively welcome criticism, which is a good thing for me, or I might have to be an anonymous poster on the internet. As we saw yesterday,
Love it when unelected bureaucrats at a corporate-funded NGO lecture you about Democracy. Evidently there are no mirrors in the Bertelsmann Stiftung headquarters. The Gleichschaltung marches on.
Well, the US did just have a Supreme Court Justice advocate that the government should have the right to censor online speech however it pleases in the interest of keeping the American people, "safe." I guess this is happening all over the western world, but I'm sure it's unrelated. 🤪
Don't you understand eugyppius that banning opposition parties and restricting freedom of expression is contextual?
Like Nazi's are bad. Unless they are Ukrainian Nazi's.
Like saying "bloodbath" is just a common expression. Unless Trump says "bloodbath."
So many *contextual* differences that are lost on us, the ignorant, selfish, deplorable masses. We mustn't worry our pretty little head's with these types of distinctions that are above our ability to contemplate. It's all for our own good.
Just remember that War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength and Freedom is Slavery. Then it will all begin to make sense. Context, grasshopper, context.
Alternative for Discerning: Today's tyrants are full of bullsh!t.
Excellent snapshot in a delightfully sarcastic style. Much enjoyed it, thank you. Otherwise it is, of course, extremely worrying. Straight back to serfdom and not just in Germany.
There is not one word I could add to your excellent piece, unless it were to heap further praise on our wise and august leaders. Hail the Republic! Hail our Benevolent Government! Hurrah!
Almost 50 years ago (geez does time fly) I spent three months in a country that would shortly experience a military coup and the eventual trial and execution of its former elected leader, and the atmosphere leading up to that was pretty tense. As a young naive typical American I just couldn't understand people being afraid to speak their minds in public or on the phone and I blundered around saying all sorts of things that made them really antsy.
And now here we are, and there's just so many things I'd never put in an email or search for online. Just, you know, because.
I suspect that nefarious antidemocratic forces in Germany will long allow you to write about them as it seems irony and sarcasm are completely lost on them.
Love it when unelected bureaucrats at a corporate-funded NGO lecture you about Democracy. Evidently there are no mirrors in the Bertelsmann Stiftung headquarters. The Gleichschaltung marches on.
Well, the US did just have a Supreme Court Justice advocate that the government should have the right to censor online speech however it pleases in the interest of keeping the American people, "safe." I guess this is happening all over the western world, but I'm sure it's unrelated. 🤪
Don't you understand eugyppius that banning opposition parties and restricting freedom of expression is contextual?
Like Nazi's are bad. Unless they are Ukrainian Nazi's.
Like saying "bloodbath" is just a common expression. Unless Trump says "bloodbath."
So many *contextual* differences that are lost on us, the ignorant, selfish, deplorable masses. We mustn't worry our pretty little head's with these types of distinctions that are above our ability to contemplate. It's all for our own good.
Just remember that War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength and Freedom is Slavery. Then it will all begin to make sense. Context, grasshopper, context.
Alternative for Discerning: Today's tyrants are full of bullsh!t.
Eugyppius, get a grip! Swap that mineral water for strong liquor this instant.
Excellent snapshot in a delightfully sarcastic style. Much enjoyed it, thank you. Otherwise it is, of course, extremely worrying. Straight back to serfdom and not just in Germany.
There is not one word I could add to your excellent piece, unless it were to heap further praise on our wise and august leaders. Hail the Republic! Hail our Benevolent Government! Hurrah!
Almost 50 years ago (geez does time fly) I spent three months in a country that would shortly experience a military coup and the eventual trial and execution of its former elected leader, and the atmosphere leading up to that was pretty tense. As a young naive typical American I just couldn't understand people being afraid to speak their minds in public or on the phone and I blundered around saying all sorts of things that made them really antsy.
And now here we are, and there's just so many things I'd never put in an email or search for online. Just, you know, because.
Brilliant, you now sound as acerbic as CJ Hopkins.
The wise words of Robert Burns:
“O, would some Power the gift give us
To see ourselves as others see us!"
The Big E! Master of understatement as usual.
I for one welcome our new Teutonic overlords.
I’m still waiting for the liberal democracies to release Julian Assange from his dungeon.
I suspect that nefarious antidemocratic forces in Germany will long allow you to write about them as it seems irony and sarcasm are completely lost on them.
"which would never ever happen here" of course not in the best Germoney of all times…
I love the smell of sarcasm in the morning.
Her remarks are so apt and salty, I wonder if Frau Donner is secretly part of The Resistance? 😁
I'm calling bullshit on mineral water!...:)