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Explanation and justification

Truth is not an opinion, not a political good and not a privilege of institutions – it is a universal ideal that belongs to all people. Free access to the truth and the open struggle for it are the cornerstones of every free society.

This thesis makes a fundamental claim: truth must always be allowed to be told, sought, heard and discussed – regardless of laws, political interests or social taboos.

Why is this so important?

In the history of mankind, it was often those truths that were initially suppressed that were later recognized as groundbreaking:

• Galileo Galilei was condemned by the Church for telling the truth about the solar system.
• Whistleblowers and whistleblowers were persecuted for bringing criminal or corrupt systems to light.
• Dissidents in dictatorships were imprisoned for speaking uncomfortable truths.

Censorship never protects the truth – it always protects power.

The fallacy behind “forbidden truths”

Laws that ban certain statements or research across the board implicitly claim that the truth is dangerous. But truth can be challenging – it can question power relations, shake up world views, bring new insights. But it is never dangerous in itself – only for those who fear it.

A healthy society does not need a monopoly on truth – it needs transparency, debate, error correction and pluralism. Only through freedom of speech can error be distinguished from truth. Censorship, on the other hand, makes the two indistinguishable.

Legal and ethical principles

• Article 5 of the German Basic Law guarantees freedom of opinion, information and the press – “There shall be no censorship.”
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Art. 19) guarantees the right “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas by any means and regardless of frontiers.”

Laws that criminalize dissenting opinions or uncomfortable truths are incompatible with these principles. Even if they are justified with “hate speech”, “disinformation” or “threat to public order” – they do not create order, but mistrust and bans on thought.

Our position

We2030 is resolutely opposed to all forms of state, media or technocratic censorship. There must be no area – be it science, history, health or politics – in which certain questions, doubts or evidence are prohibited.

Because without the freedom to tell the truth, every society loses its soul.

What do you think?