Thursday, June 07, 2012

German SPD Revives Gleichschaltung Through Entgeltgleichheitsgesetz


Germans Were Not Defeated By Romans

What happened to the freedom loving Germans of Roman times as, e.g. described by Tacitus in Germania? The Romans could not defeat the Germans, but the SPD and CDU have accomplished it.

Germany Has A Young Unsavory Tradition

Gleichschaltung was a Nazi policy of totalitarian control and coordination of many aspects of social life in Germany. The word means something like enforced conformity. Federalism implemented after World War II is weak compared to the US or Switzerland.


The German word “Entgeltgleichheitsgesetz” is not only a tongue twister even for native speakers, but it is also an Ungetüm (monstrosity).

The SPD Is A Big Government Party

Now the federal parliamentary SPD just introduced a new law (Entgeltgleichheitsgesetz) to enforce equal pay for equal work for women. Employers with 15 or more employees will be forced to report on a regular basis about differences in remuneration of men and women. This is a nonsensical burden on enterprises. Differences in pay between the sexes are stereotypically decried as an injustice.

If there is a suspicion of wage discrimination against an employer, this employer will be forced to more detailed reporting and to reveal data to external auditors etc.

According to the SPD press release this law would also aim to lift minimum wages in Germany.

The head of the SPD, Sigmar Gabriel, defended this law in parliament saying only the government could achieve gender equality. He seems to be a cheap populist.

Germany’s Gender Equality Officer

Germany already has a so called Gleichstellungsbeauftragte (gender equality officer) at since 2001 to be appointed by employer of 100 or more employees (private and public). The Gleichstellungsbeauftragte has to be female and can only be elected by female employees. Wonderful Orwellian!

Socialism is dead, long live Socialism!
Why do Germans allow this horror and other horrors to continue and expand!

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