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by HotHotLava 1542 days ago
There isn't really a slope here, this completely in line with earlier applications of the same law. For example the IS flag and various Nazi symbols are also banned. This is part of the tradition of "wehrhafte Demokratie" (defensive democracy) that was established after the bad experiences from the Weimar republic with anti-democratic forces abusing the democratic structures.

Keep in mind that Germany is not the US, and human dignity is actually placed above freedom of speech in the German constitution.