{"id":1264,"date":"2025-05-30T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T05:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wir2030.com\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2025-05-26T13:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T10:16:23","slug":"thesis-32-human-dignity-also-applies-in-a-state-of-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wir2030.com\/en\/2025\/05\/30\/thesis-32-human-dignity-also-applies-in-a-state-of-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis 32: Human dignity also applies in a state of emergency."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation and justification<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human dignity is inviolable.<br\/>This is stated in Article 1 (1) of the Basic Law &#8211; and this sentence is not a decor, not a quote for commemorative speeches, not a fair-weather principle.<br\/>It is <strong>absolute<\/strong>.<br\/>It does not apply conditionally, not depending on political situations, not only in times of stability or prosperity.<br\/>It <strong>always<\/strong> applies.<br\/>Even &#8211; and especially &#8211; <strong>in a state of emergency.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because this is where it is decided whether a state and its society have actually internalized their own principles &#8211; or whether they are just paying lip service, which in the worst case scenario will give way like paper in the rain.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What does human dignity mean?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human dignity is not a gift from the state.<br\/>Nor is it an award for good behavior.<br\/>It is a <strong>basic condition<\/strong> that is <strong>inherent in<\/strong> every human being &#8211; regardless of origin, age, health, political stance or lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human dignity includes:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the right to <strong>physical and mental integrity<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>respect for the <strong>individuality<\/strong> and life plan of every person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>free development of<\/strong> thinking, feeling, believing, doubting and hoping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the recognition of man as an <strong>end in himself<\/strong>, never as a means for others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the right to <strong>make autonomous decisions about one&#8217;s own body and mind<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the right <strong>not to<\/strong> be <strong>manipulated, degraded or coerced<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the right to <strong>social participation<\/strong>, without discrimination, isolation or stigmatization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the preservation of <strong>social identity<\/strong> &#8211; through clothing, language, name, world view and tradition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>protection of privacy<\/strong>, the family, the home, correspondence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the guarantee of <strong>not<\/strong> being treated <strong>arbitrarily or under duress<\/strong> &#8211; not even under the pretext of the common good<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human dignity is the <strong>core of freedom<\/strong> &#8211; and the <strong>foundation of democracy<\/strong>.<br\/>It must never be relativized.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What happened in times of crisis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, a state of emergency &#8211; be it due to a pandemic, war, terrorist threat or disaster alert &#8211; has become a pretext for making the unavailable available.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examples of serious violations of dignity:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Old people died <strong>alone and without relatives<\/strong> in nursing homes and clinics. Their last gaze was often directed at a white wall, not the face of their loved one. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children have been <strong>psychologically worn down<\/strong> by the obligation to wear masks, isolation, compulsory testing, feelings of guilt and fear &#8211; at a time when security is essential.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People who had decided against certain medical measures were <strong>defamed, disenfranchised, publicly shamed<\/strong> &#8211; as if they were second-class citizens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dissenting opinions were <strong>censored, pathologized or criminalized<\/strong> instead of being heard and discussed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People lost their <strong>livelihoods<\/strong> because they did not want to subordinate their convictions to the state narrative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical autonomy was replaced by <strong>coercive measures<\/strong> &#8211; with reference to \u201cthe bigger picture\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this was described as \u201cnecessary\u201d.<br\/>But <strong>necessity knows no law<\/strong> when it breaks the dignity of the individual.<br\/>What happened here was often <strong>unconstitutional<\/strong>, <strong>inhumane<\/strong> &#8211; and <strong>traumatizing<\/strong> in its long-term effects.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why this is dangerous<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you start to make human dignity a bargaining chip, dams are created that can break:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anyone who attaches conditions to human dignity is <strong>dehumanizing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anyone who says: \u201cYou have to make compromises in a crisis\u201d is <strong>betraying the core of the liberal order.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anyone who believes that fundamental rights can be \u201cpaused\u201d as soon as it becomes uncomfortable is <strong>setting dangerous precedents<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The definition of what is considered a \u201cstate of emergency\u201d <strong>can be manipulated<\/strong> &#8211; by the media, governments and expert circles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People are <strong>no longer seen as subjects of the law<\/strong>, but as objects of what can be done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But <strong>human dignity is designed for precisely this moment<\/strong>:<br\/>When things get uncomfortable.<br\/>When it is difficult to maintain principles.<br\/>When the majority shouts: \u201cNow is not the time for moral scruples.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then &#8211; precisely then &#8211; it must <strong>stand unassailable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our position<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We2030 reminds you of this:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Human dignity is <strong>not relative<\/strong>, but <strong>absolute<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is <strong>the supreme benchmark<\/strong> for all government action.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No law, no state of emergency, no committee, no ministry, no expert council may override them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>complete review of all measures<\/strong> that violated human dignity and fundamental rights during the state of emergency is needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compensation, rehabilitation and public recognition<\/strong> are needed for all those whose dignity has been violated &#8211; in old people&#8217;s homes, schools, on the streets, in the media and at work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>new culture of unavailability<\/strong> is needed in which human dignity is <strong>no longer treated tactically<\/strong>, but <strong>protected unconditionally<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because:<br\/><strong>Human dignity also applies in a state of emergency.<\/strong><br\/>If it falls there &#8211; <strong>then it falls everywhere.<\/strong><br\/>And without it, there is no free society, no democracy &#8211; and no humanity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explanation and justification Human dignity is inviolable.This is stated in Article 1 (1) of the Basic Law &#8211; and this sentence is not a decor, not a quote for commemorative speeches, not a fair-weather principle.It is absolute.It does not apply conditionally, not depending on political situations, not only in times of stability or prosperity.It always [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112514394,"featured_media":1220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10096796],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-englisch"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgv6KY-ko","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":843,"url":"https:\/\/wir2030.com\/en\/2025\/05\/17\/thesis-7-the-human-body-is-inviolable-even-in-times-of-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":1264,"position":0},"title":"Thesis 7: The human body is inviolable &#8211; 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