German Politician Calls for Internet Licensing To Post Online (Joins US, Australia, Canada, France, UK Censorship Gangs)

He is not alone, and the historical and philosophical roots of the problem are very deep.

If freedom-loving Germans thought the days of fascistic censorship and hubristic political claims of “silencing you for your own good” ended at the close of World War Two or with the conclusion of the Soviet occupation, they were wrong.

And if Americans breathe sighs of relief, thinking, “It couldn’t happen here,” they are profoundly and horrifically mis…