Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al...
by Koshkin on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @02:25PM
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> how to stop them doing it again
But the Germans are not more prone to becoming "nazis" (again) than any other nation.
Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al...
by Jensson on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @03:13PM
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Pretty sure that 1946 when the country was still full of old Nazi supporters the risk was pretty high. I don't think the risk is that high today, but the laws definitely served a good purpose when they were created.
Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al...
by goldenbikeshed on Thursday September 30, 2021 @04:37AM
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That law is still put to good use nowadays.
In Germany the problem is Nazis and a choice about how to stop them doing it again. We have seen that such people can convince nearly an entire population (so the problem is likely) and start a world war (so the problem is extreme). Why would anyone debate the need for a law that limits a freedom in a case we consider pretty unworthwhile anyhow (limiting the freedom to deny the holocaust).
As for vaccines it's again a calculation where we know the problem is extreme (huge economic losses and deaths) and the likelihood increases based on how many people don't vaccinate - or whether people in specific jobs don't vaccinate. The calculation shouldn't be that hard.