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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to widespread anonymity on the internet, saying users should post under their real names.

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[–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

Merz is 71 YO. I can't wait for this old fuck to die (of natural causes)

"In politics, we engage in debates in our society using our real names and without visors. I expect the same from everyone else who critically examines our country and our society."

Funny, since Ursula von der Leyen used to go by "Rose Ladson", or what about Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm, who went by "Willy Brandt" during WW2?