“This is what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like!” Despite the bitter cold, the solidly frozen ground and black ice, between 100,000 and 350,000 people had assembled on Sunday, the 21st of January, in front of the famous Reichstag building in Berlin, which houses the German parl
    • NattyNatty2x4@beehaw.org
      4·
      9 months ago

      As Far-Right IDEOLOGY Surges in US and Germany, Debate Rages Over Disqualification of Those Who Would Destroy Democracy

      Added a word and a comma to make it a lot more readable

  • jarfil@beehaw.org
    5·
    9 months ago

    The eternal paradox of tolerance… and the issue of whether “democracy” is the ultimate best type of government, or if some day there might be some better form, that they could be “upgraded” to… which would benefit from not setting them in stone.

    Would be nice if they could be protected against “downgrades” already proven to be negative though, but that could make a long list.

  • LocoOhNo@lemmus.orgEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    My boss is a Q-anon lunatic and likes to say “shouldn’t Nazis have freedom of speech, too? Why are you so afraid to let them have a say?”

    My response is always the same; Fuck the Nazis and anyone who supports them.