Shunning the father of German unity

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A ‘cancel culture’ debate has flared up around the decision by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to snub Otto von Bismarck.

She has changed the name of the central meeting room in her ministry from the Bismarck Room (Das Bismarck-Zimmer) to the Hall of German Unity (der Saal der Deutschen Einheit).

Ms Baerbock (Greens) said that the new name ta…