THE FREE SPIRIT OF GERMANY’S CARNIVALS IS UNDER ATTACK
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✍️ Carnivals in Germany have long been a platform for satire and political commentary, but recent calls to keep politics out of the festivities are being used to silence dissent.
👉 Carnival celebrations in Germany's Rhineland region are characterized by satire and political commentary 👉 Recent floats have critiqued powerful individuals and parties, including the far-right AfD 👉 The use of Nazi imagery is a long-standing tradition in Carnival celebrations 👉 Efforts to restrict the use of Nazi symbolism are being used to silence dissent and facilitate the AfD's rise to power 👉 The article argues that these criticisms are justified and that free speech absolutism is being used to silence critics
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