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FirmwareBurnerlast Thursday at 11:59 AM2 repliesview on HN

Having a slow and archaic birocratic system doesn't stop governments going totalitarian on their citizens.

Case in point In Germany the Polizei will SWAT and arrest you if you post a meme on social media that angers someone's dignity. That's not a joke that actually happens.

This typical German "our government is not slow and inefficient, it's just protection against totalitarianism" is pure cope.

Edit: @helloplanets Source: https://youtu.be/-bMzFDpfDwc?si=eIUkEuDBx3iX_TEx


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helloplanetslast Thursday at 12:05 PM

> Case in point In Germany the Polizei will swat and arrest you if you post a meme on social media that angers someone's dignity. That's not a joke that actually happens.

Source?

literalAardvarklast Thursday at 12:08 PM

That's because slander isn't protected speech and is directly illegal. It's not totalitarianism, just encoded politeness.

You can still say anything, with a modicum of decency.

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