Police Investigate German Historian for Hitler-Putin Meme

whatisabcdefgh 25 points 9 comments March 16, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)

cardiffspaceman

>> "I now have to spend the entire day talking about Hitler." … ironic result

throw310822

We're clearly in "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain" territory here- where God is the Holocaust, which Hitler represents.

comprambler

Just a tad biased https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_Foundation

sunaookami

Yeah the oppression of speech in Germany is depressing, you have to be careful of what you write online or you get one of the Meldestellen on your ass (government-funded NGOs) and they will want to destroy your life. There were a lot of high-profile cases in the last six years. Applauded by the media (because they "combat hate speech") and enabled by the EU (thanks to the DSA Trusted Flagger program).

watwut

Swastika not being allowed in Germany except in educational or historical context is not exactly a novel change. So, the article can stuff itself with that assumption. And it can stuff mentioned free speech hero JD Vance who want Europe become fascist again too.

3842056935870

German police are just a tool of the totalitarian regime to oppress any dissenters.

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