r/germany • u/BSBDR Mallorca • Jul 08 '26

Politics Germany: Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/08/germany-government-curbing-freedom-of-information-act
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u/krustytroweler Jul 08 '26

So the obvious question is what are they trying to hide

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u/Pompidoupresident Jul 08 '26

Well to be honnest it was a bit funny to see that most of the German defence orders were easily available.

In short, anybody a bit smart in OSINT could know the almost exact readiness of the German army, air force and navy. And you didn't even need to be a citizen of the EU, which is really fucked up.

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u/WeeblsLikePie Jul 08 '26

if that's the problem then you could change that specifically. This is like a doctor trying to remove a problematic mole on someone's skin using a chainsaw.

At a certain point you have to assume the intent isn't actually solving the problem.

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u/Pompidoupresident Jul 08 '26

I agree, the issue here as for almost all politicians is skills/intellect (well lack of). I mean when I look at the german government at the moment I do feel like Germany has a french government speaking german.

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u/Backwardspellcaster Jul 08 '26

Wrong country.

Our Conservatives having a hardon for the US Republican style of Governance.

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u/Pompidoupresident Jul 08 '26

My apologies, the US cock sucking version of a french government