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That's the 2D view of the situation. The 3D view is that she had a chance to make a strong statement about freedom of political expression and she chose not to.
by golemotron 11y ago
That's the 2D view of the situation. The 3D view is that she had a chance to make a strong statement about freedom of political expression and she chose not to.
- chris_va 11y agoShort sighted, I think. She is allowing the court system of Germany to correct its laws in a legal way. She is trusting the German process to get rid of the law, which arguably is an elegant and even more powerful statement on freedom than high handed executive posturing.
- k__ 11y agoShe has the fear that she loses her new political friend, so she has chosen to let someone other decide. I think it's right that the judges and not the regime should decide, but it's convenient for her, so she does it, not because it's the right thing.