germany issues

German parliament approves compulsory measles vaccinations - Bundestag backs law that will fine parents up to €2,500 if children are not inoculated (Guardian, Nov. 14, 2019)

For me , having a single eurozone country, no matter how big it is, matching a criteria for currency manipulation, should be a hint that the argument to detect such manipulation has a serious flaw. Instead Trump (initially) accused Germany of manipulating the Euro. A *strong* exporting country...

Looks like we might have a mass shooting incident in Germany. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-23/heavily-armed-man-large-german-cinema-complex-swat-site

The post is so brief it's hard to excerpt: "TheLocal.de reports: “On Thursday . . . the High Court in North Rhine-Westphalia upheld a ruling from a lower court that ordered [Martin] Budich to pay a €100 fine” for organizing a public viewing of “Life of Brian” on Good Friday. “Showing the film...

An absolutely disgusting development: I'm not sure what personal rights can exist at all when a person can be prosecuted for insulting a politician. This is reminiscent of the DDR. What next for Germany, bringing back the Stasi? If Europe once again descends into fascism and/or...

Here's a good mainstream news article on sharia in Germany. It's things like this that make me think there's something very smart about pro-active anti-sharia legislation: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/islamic-mediators-facilitate-two-legal-systems-in-germany-a-839580.html

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-28/german-court-bans-circumcision-of-young-boys/4096998 Well done, Cologne court! Hopefully this sets a precedent elsewhere. Appeal to emotion fallacy; Appeal to antiquity fallacy; Appeal to popularity fallacy. :oldroll: Three strikes and you're out...

Merkel ally says Islam not part of Germany (Reuters) This guy said "Nein!" ... This guy said "Ja, tatsächlich!"

So a German group of hackers, the "Chaos Computer Club" has uncovered and decoded a Trojan wich apparently was used by the German Government for spying. Here's an article: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-10/german-trojan-spyware-violates-constitution-hackers-say.html And in German...

Apparently Germany, in an astounding knee-jerk reaction, is going to shut down many of their nuclear reactors. I'm guessing they've done a rational analysis that they're in immediate danger of a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami. Regardless of whatever logic lead them to want to shut...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12125650 Given that the Cold War is over, i'd say that it was long overdue. Edit: Damn it! messed up the title, can a mod fix that?

US Grants Home Schooling German Family Political Asylum While it seems a social issue at first glance, it's really doubly political: international, as well as the propriety of government demanding how you educate your children.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8321967.stm Interesting.

I was wondering...To what extint does racism exist in Modern Germany? It seems to me that it would be incredibly low, Lower than in North America given the laws and progressive stances in modern Germany. However i've been searching around on the internet and frequently come upon Message boards...

Rumsfeld facing war crimes case in Germany BERLIN (Reuters) - Lawyers acting for a U.S. advocacy group will today file war crimes charges in Germany against senior U.S. administration officials for their alleged role in torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. "German law in this area is leading...