Ping!
It would be fraudulent for the German government to allow companies to issue shares, assuring the public that shares carry enforceable rights (including the right to vote), and then punish shareholders for exercising those rights.
I just hope this doesn't make it harder for George Soros to bankrupt economies by manipulating markets.
Otherwise, MoveOn.org might have no useful function at all.
Gee, I can't imagine George Soros, who own some of those things, would do anything to endanger the economy of Germany or any other country.
The guy's a humanitarian.
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