German domestic intelligence chief defends his efforts to police the "thought & speech patterns" of citizens, outlines the novel...
The German Interior Ministry continues to defend its controversial and widely criticised plans to restrict the speech, travel and economic activity of political dissidents. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), our domestic intel...
"systemic delegitimization of state conduct"
= saying you don't like the government.
How funny that a citizen is so powerful that he can do that. Words are dangerous!
Many such cases in history, and even the Bible.
Joshua fit the battle of Jericho.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHFGRI51yDg
the story being that Joshua was leading lots of pedes to march around, and around, and around Jericho.
The symbolism is that walled cities were a projection of power over the countryside. The Israelites returning from Egypt were a massive crowd of perambulating pedes armed only with the power of God. The walls came tumblin' down symbolizes the power of the pedes, over the hapless, but power-projecting, walled-city-dwellers. This idea purportedly took root among American slaves - hence the spritual. But my point is that Joshua is a story of hope for those who are enslaved and breaking out.
...doggy grins...
The Germans as shown another version of Nazism and the Stasi controlled behavior of Communist DDR.
...valid observation...
I’ve been there for the latter.
That is the job of a citizen, to prevent government overreach and tyranny.
Amen