Comment by giingyui
1 day ago
Is that last sentence in good faith? What is this, the Middle Ages? Is there any reason not to be able to insult a politician if I feel like it?
1 day ago
Is that last sentence in good faith? What is this, the Middle Ages? Is there any reason not to be able to insult a politician if I feel like it?
> Is there any reason not to be able to insult a politician if I feel like it?
Because the democratic and legitimate law has determined that you cant. You don't get to argue about the law of another culture from first principles. The laws of Germany are at the discretion of the Germans. That's what it means to be sovereign.
>You don't get to argue about the law of another culture from first principles.
Oh you absolutely do. You might not have the authority to change them, but anyone is welcome to criticize the intent or impact of any law in any country at any time.
Besides, Americans have decided that it's legal for Americans to argue about German laws, so you actually don't get to criticize it when they do.
That’s not how it works. There has not been a direct vote on whether insulting politicians should be legal. They probably stuck that inside some other set of changes to the law and called it a day. It’s anything but democratic.