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"Volksverhetzung" is a compound word with two roots: "Volks" (the people) + "Verhetzung" (manipulation) and the official translation of the criminal code is "In
by elgenie 9y ago
"Volksverhetzung" is a compound word with two roots: "Volks" (the people) + "Verhetzung" (manipulation) and the official translation of the criminal code is "Incitement to hatred" [1], rather than the "instigation of the people/masses" that a naive translation would imply.
[1] http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_stgb.html#p1241 http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_stg...
- falsprofet 9y agoWhich is a rather rough translation, as its missing the relation to Volk. Which is tricky to translate, but nevertheless detailed in the law and officially translated: "... hatred against a national, racial, religious group or a group defined by their ethnic origins, against ...".