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Besides the Stasi, Germans may be concerned about a hypothetical tyrannical government deciding to persecute an specific group of people, snatch them from their
by dictum 13y ago
Besides the Stasi, Germans may be concerned about a hypothetical tyrannical government deciding to persecute an specific group of people, snatch them from their homes and send them to concentration camps.
(Yes, Godwin law. Yawn.)
- ErsatzVerkehr 13y agoThus it is all the more surprising that in present-day Germany one must register one's residential address and religion with the local government.
- brazzy 13y agoNote that religion is only relevant if it's one of those on whose behalf the government collects taxes - the two main and some smaller Christian churces, and the Jewish communities. If you religious affiliation is anything else, it will be stored as "other" or "no data".