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They presumably meant the Nazi period (1933-1945) and the period of SED rule in East Germany (1949-1990).
by School-Cotton 5y ago
They presumably meant the Nazi period (1933-1945) and the period of SED rule in East Germany (1949-1990).
- robonerd 5y agoIt's a sliver over a hundred years ago now, but Germany was also under a military dictatorship lead by Hindenburg and Ludendorff from 1916 through 1918.
- hef19898 5y agoFree speech was all but dead between 1914 and 1918 everywhere. Not saying Luddendorff wasn't defacto military dictator, he was, just pointing out that this had no additional negative impact on free speech during this time.