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In simple terms, because the far right is about authoritarianism and control, not about civil liberties.
by layer8 1y ago
In simple terms, because the far right is about authoritarianism and control, not about civil liberties.
- zaphar 1y agoInteresting. So they have a history of attempting to legislate authoritarian rules that restrict civil liberties for citizens?
- natebc 1y agoIn Germany? Yes. Yes, they do.
- croes 1y agoThe tried to prohibit inclusive language
- pezezin 1y agoThe problem is that most Indo-European languages have grammatical gender, with English being a notable exception. In many cases, trying to fit that inclusive language means contorting or breaking the language grammar in unnatural ways, that's why many people oppose it.
- layer8 1y agoYes, for example: https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2021/kw02-de-praeventionsgewahrsam-816570 https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2021/kw02-de-p... https://www.bundestag.de/webarchiv/textarchiv/2018/kw08-de-vollverschleierung-542282 https://www.bundestag.de/webarchiv/textarchiv/2018/kw08-de-v... https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/304/1930412.pdf https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/304/1930412.pdf https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/111/1911127.pdf https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/111/1911127.pdf
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoThe first one is bad indeed, but what's so "authoritarian" about the rest? >https://www.bundestag.de/webarchiv/textarchiv/2018/kw08-de-vollverschleierung-542282 https://www.bundestag.de/webarchiv/textarchiv/2018/kw08-de-v... Other European countries like Switzerland, also banned full face veils(burqas) in public. Try entering a bank, city hall, school, etc with a balaclava, ski mask or motorcycle helmet see how that goes. >https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/304/1930412.pdf https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/304/1930412.pdf Allowing the surveillance of minors if they show signs of radicalization? This to me makes sense under existing child protection laws. If kids are being raised in environments that are harmful to themselves and society, should we just sit by and let them get permanently wrecked till they reach adulthood, over a technicality? The earlier you can catch the issues the better for everyone and the higher the chance you can rescue the child. Existing child protection laws in Germany already allow the state a lot of power to take children away from parents if they're seen as unfit. >https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/111/1911127.pdf https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/111/1911127.pdf Taking citizenship away from those who voluntarily join terrorist organizations like ISIS? 100% agree with this, how could you not? These are common sense viewpoints a lot of Europeans agree with, not authoritarian ones.
- tvier 1y agoControlling how people dress sounds pretty authoritarian to me. The fact that it's currently not acceptable to enter a bank with a covered face would indicate a law banning it in all public locations is not needed. Taking rights away from people labelled as terrorists is a pretty standard way for governments to control viewpoints. It gives them the power to add any group they don't like to a list, and deport/imprison them with minimal judicial process. I don't know enough about surveillance of minors to comment on that one.
- coderenegade 1y agoTo play devil's advocate, isn't it illegal wear a swastika in Germany? How is wearing a burqa, a symbol of female oppression any different? Freedom of religion only goes so far, because the culture of the host country takes precedence. To take it to the extreme, if there were a religion where part of standard practice involved assaulting women and children, we would obviously limit those practices.
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- irusensei 1y agoRing wing conservatives avidly throw our freedoms under the bus when convenient. Their electoral base is also very susceptible to thinkofyoungsebastian narratives. Extreme collectivism affects both extreme, that is the concept that people are nothing but sacrificial lambs for the religion, the country, or the revolution.
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- addandsubtract 1y agoNice gaslighting attempt, but no. "We types" are concerned with everyone's civil liberties. But trying to divide us is just basic, text book abusive behavior.