"Terror supporters, antisemites and extremists" could have their German citizenship revoked — if they hold a second nationality, according to planning documents. Critics of the move say it will lead to unequal treatment.
Imo creating the possibility of revoking someone’s citizenship draws exactly the wrong lessons from the Nazi era.
One of the Nazi regime’s first steps in dehumanizing and persecuting Jews, Roma, political dissidents, and others was to strip them of their citizenship, effectively removing their rights and protections under the law.
This law is a kind of political virtue signalling that doesn’t actually have the aim to reduce antisemitism but to find an excuse to throw out migrants under the disguise of “fighting antisemitism”.
Imo creating the possibility of revoking someone’s citizenship draws exactly the wrong lessons from the Nazi era. One of the Nazi regime’s first steps in dehumanizing and persecuting Jews, Roma, political dissidents, and others was to strip them of their citizenship, effectively removing their rights and protections under the law. This law is a kind of political virtue signalling that doesn’t actually have the aim to reduce antisemitism but to find an excuse to throw out migrants under the disguise of “fighting antisemitism”.