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It only took them ~85 years.
by AndyMcConachie 4y ago
It only took them ~85 years.
- V__ 4y agoGermany often gets things right, but not before doing it wrong or ignoring the problem for a few decades.
- docdeek 4y agoYour reply reminded me of a quote about Americans attributed to various people, including Churchill: You can depend upon the Americans to do the right thing. But only after they have exhausted every other possibility. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/11/exhaust-alternatives/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/11/exhaust-alternative...
- egeozcan 4y ago> but not before doing it wrong or ignoring the problem for a few decades Or talking in circles to find the perfect solution, and it taking very long to realize that no perfect solution exists. A healthy dose of pragmatism would make this lovely country... "perfect" :)
- hutzlibu 4y ago"A healthy dose of pragmatism would make this lovely country... "perfect" :) " Ah well, I think there are quite some other traits missing and there is too much stiffness. I am curious if the upcoming legalisation of weed will help, or not.
- schroeding 4y agoBetter late than never, eh? :)
- oaiey 4y agoThe topic of abortion was pretty hot in the 90s and 2000s as far as I remember. So despite being an "old" law, it does not mean it was so outdated. Regards being a Nazi law: not all Nazi laws are evil or outdated. They were the administration of a big country in overall very innovative times.
- johannes1234321 4y ago> not all Nazi laws are evil or outdated Yes, but this law comes from the "ideal" of having many children (who then become soldiers) not some unidological administrative process.
- oaiey 4y agoI can imagine that this was the motivation then. It endured most likely for religious reasons.
- trasz 4y agoBanning abortion is typical for authoritarian regimes - Hitler, Stalin, Catholic extremists all banned abortion, and for the same reason: to turn citizens into cattle.