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Originally Posted by August
I once had this discussion with a German dude on another forum and he had a very interesting viewpoint on the subject.
He didn't see his ID card as a threat to his freedom, he saw it like a membership card. You see an ID card as a tool of oppression, but he saw it as a shield against oppression. Proof to anyone who saw it, especially the government that he was a full citizen of his country and therefore entitled to all the rights and privileges it entails.
I'm not saying either viewpoint is right but it's an interesting outlook none the less.
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Makes sense. If all men are not created equal and if to have your rights recognized you need to prove you are a number registered on the office of a nation-state then that sounds perfectly reasonable, it also means that a German without an ID card cannot prove he deserves those rights.