First, German’s predilection for imposing on others how to live is alive and well. Ask Poland, Hungary, Greece, etc. Obviously this is not an ethnic part of Ge

First, German’s predilection for imposing on others how to live is alive and well. Ask Poland, Hungary, Greece, etc. Obviously this is not an ethnic part of German’s being. Ethnically Im probably German, and as you might tell Im not in large agreement with them - racial arguments are boring. The Prussian educational model (still extant), however, has long been suspected and researched as a reason for German’s inability to disobey and effectively oppose Hitler’s murderous regime. Im not the first to say this, btw Second, you wrote “I'm also quite sure it's harder to fire someone in Germany for something they tweeted, and "opinions are my own" is not as popular as a disclaimer.” To which I countered that German law puts you in jail for saying things you’d merely loose your job for in the US. Now, Im not one to judge or belittle others’ laws as long as they don't impose them on other countries (yes, I don't like America’s penchant for exporting “democracy” to the ME). I assume peoples have a reason for their society’s laws. In the case of Germans and their speech laws, I offered Germans’ standard explanation why they dont have free speech. Germans, shocked by the depravity of their crimes that the American troops literally dragged them into the camps to witness, believe they cant have total free speech because they’re prone to get over excited and start invading their neighbors. Who am I to judge? I don’t, its their society to structure as they please. But in my society, we like American style total free speech.