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Berlin Approves New Expansion of Police Surveillance Powers

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157 points robtherobber | 2 comments | 12 Dec 25 15:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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SoftTalker ◴[12 Dec 25 17:04 UTC] No.46246060[source]▶
What is it about German culture that makes authoritarianism so popular?
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jack_tripper ◴[12 Dec 25 18:01 UTC] No.46246720[source]▶
German history and culture was always about following rules and following a strong figure of authority, whether that be someone with a toothbrush moustache or someone making diamond hands.
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1. CoastalCoder ◴[13 Dec 25 03:39 UTC] No.46251767[source]▶
> someone making diamond hands.

To what is this referring?

I got the Hitler reference, but not this one.

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2. jack_tripper ◴[13 Dec 25 11:41 UTC] No.46253873[source]▶
When you google "German politician diamond hands" you get the answer: Angela Merkel