ConWatch: Week 1,800

Does Germany have a constitution yet?

Here’s a joke from Germany’s past:

The National-Socialist lunch: A lot of tongue, not much brain, plenty of green vegetables and brown sauce.

“1936-1939 Noch herrscht Frieden: Alltagssorgen und Überleben im Dritten Reich.” 1983. In Flüsterwitze aus dem Tausendjährigen Reich, 2nd ed., 37. Droemersche Verlagsanstalt Th. Knaur Nachf., München.

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Here’s another joke — from our transatlantic present:

Question: What’s the difference between Germany and the United States?

Answer: The United States has a constitution, but doesn’t follow international law. Germany doesn’t have the first, but subscribes to the second.

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In practice, how different is that difference? Let’s observe …

Emoji war crimes in real-time.

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Germany, which set a precedent by invoking universal jurisdiction in defense of international law, is anything but universal in its application of universality.

As such, even if Germany had a constitution, and even if that constitution were grounded in international law, it wouldn’t amount to much more than a Signal chat. Which is hardly different from a bunch of

bupkes.