I'm sorry, your analysis is incorrect. I'm not talking about this fantastic new hate-speech law per se, I'm talking about the broader attitude in Germany where we just expect foreign business to gratefully deal with all…
>> Yeah, once upon a time, murder was legal, and people weren't "murdering illegally", so why the need for a law against murder? The POINT is that the parent claimed Facebook is acting illegally, my point is they were…
>> Art. 20 II of our constitution. That's the philosophical foundation of how our state works. Every state action is derived from that principle. That's of course no nonsense but thankfully absolutely unchallenged by…
>> I don't like all our laws either (this included) but I accept that as a society we must respect and enforce the laws we democratically choose to enact. No, we don't. Who taught you this nonsense? In fact, it is our…
>> But it isn't fair to still judge people born in a country where some of their grand(grand)parents did bad things. I'm not doing that. I'm pointing out that it is laughable to believe that German society could "teach…
>> Not appearing in court when a judge orders you to is not legal. That's not actually true.
>> So? Now, there is a law, and so what was legal before is not anymore. That's my whole point, it was legal before and they weren't "making money illegally" (as the parent claimed), hence my the need for new laws. >>…
>> Now, that is an interesting interpretation of the rule of law if I have ever seen one! That isn't an "interpretation of the rule of law", that's a response to the bold statement that "We really need to teach [...]…
>> I would have no problem with them deciding it‘s not worth the trouble and banning German users. Why should they ban them? They should allow access from all countries. Would you argue that Twitter and Facebook should…
>> We really need to teach Facebook, Twitter, Uber, AirBNB and all those companies some manners and respect for our society. As a German, let me tell you that this sounds absolutely ridiculous, arrogant and hubristic.…
>> If the data you used to reach a conclusion is fundamentally flawed, it's pretty disingenuous to claim you stand by the sentiment. So they started with a conclusion, set out to prove it, later found the data they used…
It's not being "wiped out", it's being scaled down to sustainable levels. If "the authorities" protect price levels for every job that is in a larger supply than demand, that money goes straight out of the pockets of…
I'm sorry, your analysis is incorrect. I'm not talking about this fantastic new hate-speech law per se, I'm talking about the broader attitude in Germany where we just expect foreign business to gratefully deal with all…
>> Yeah, once upon a time, murder was legal, and people weren't "murdering illegally", so why the need for a law against murder? The POINT is that the parent claimed Facebook is acting illegally, my point is they were…
>> Art. 20 II of our constitution. That's the philosophical foundation of how our state works. Every state action is derived from that principle. That's of course no nonsense but thankfully absolutely unchallenged by…
>> I don't like all our laws either (this included) but I accept that as a society we must respect and enforce the laws we democratically choose to enact. No, we don't. Who taught you this nonsense? In fact, it is our…
>> But it isn't fair to still judge people born in a country where some of their grand(grand)parents did bad things. I'm not doing that. I'm pointing out that it is laughable to believe that German society could "teach…
>> Not appearing in court when a judge orders you to is not legal. That's not actually true.
>> So? Now, there is a law, and so what was legal before is not anymore. That's my whole point, it was legal before and they weren't "making money illegally" (as the parent claimed), hence my the need for new laws. >>…
>> Now, that is an interesting interpretation of the rule of law if I have ever seen one! That isn't an "interpretation of the rule of law", that's a response to the bold statement that "We really need to teach [...]…
>> I would have no problem with them deciding it‘s not worth the trouble and banning German users. Why should they ban them? They should allow access from all countries. Would you argue that Twitter and Facebook should…
>> We really need to teach Facebook, Twitter, Uber, AirBNB and all those companies some manners and respect for our society. As a German, let me tell you that this sounds absolutely ridiculous, arrogant and hubristic.…
>> If the data you used to reach a conclusion is fundamentally flawed, it's pretty disingenuous to claim you stand by the sentiment. So they started with a conclusion, set out to prove it, later found the data they used…
It's not being "wiped out", it's being scaled down to sustainable levels. If "the authorities" protect price levels for every job that is in a larger supply than demand, that money goes straight out of the pockets of…