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[[File:UlfDunkel_FBUlf Dunkel 2021.jpg|thumb|Ulf Dunkel 20112021]]'''Ulf Dunkel''' (* August 27pronounced ˈʊlf ˈdʊnkəl, {{LifeData |birth=1962 in -08-27 |birthplace=Löningen, |birthcountry=Germany}}) is a German salesman, politician, author, composer and [[intactivist ]] who engages since Summer 2012 to outlaw the medically not indicated circumcision of boys. He is father of five children and [[Greens ]] politician. In several Open Letters to all members of the Bundestag and with a 'Poem on the Abolition of Human Rights for Children in Germany', he tried to provide the Bundestag with information and to motivate them to disagree with the [[German Circumcision Act|legalization of not medically indicated circumcision of boys]] which German Chancellor Merkel had already required in Summer 2012.

In October 2012 after a longer discussion with [[Volker Beck]], Dunkel wrote an [[Alternative law draft amendment to § 1631 BGB]]. He presented this draft on the 34th Federal Delegates Conference of his Party, the German [[Greens]], in November 2012 in Hannover (Germany). Together with all other requests of others on the topic [[circumcision]], his draft suggestion was moved from the Conference to a so-called "Religion-political Commission". This commission didn't discuss the draft requests to date. == Shitstorm ==His critical statements about the legitimation of [[German Circumcision Act]] § 1631d BGB in many discussions, his burst of rage<ref>Circulated by a denouncer as a ''poem'' in the media, this textual outburst of anger has been claimed time and again since then as an alleged second poem by Ulf Dunkel on the subject of genital mutilation. In the outburst of anger, Dunkel accused all parents around the world who genitally mutilated their children of being a**holes and fanatics.</ref> which he posted on Facebook after having watched the [[circumcision]] documentation film [[It´s A Boy!]], and his poem ''("Gedicht zur Abschaffung der Menschenrechte in Deutschland" - "Poem On the Abolition of Human Rights in Germany")'' caused a media shitstorm with [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitism]] accusations, a death threat and other threatening phone calls for Dunkel and his family. To take the pressure from his family, Dunkel declined on a possible seat in parliament, but this waiver was formally no longer possible and therefore invalid. Dunkel therefore still was technically a possible substitute for the parliament of Lower Saxony in the 17th legislative term (2013-2017).

Because of his critical statements about the legitimation of The [[German Circumcision lawGreens]] § 1631d BGB in many discussions, because of his burst of rage which he posted on Facebook after having watched the [[circumcision]] documentation film [[It´s A Boy!]], and because of his "Poem about the abolishment of human rights for children in Germany", Dunkel was denounced by a person from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) in the media and in his party, which led to a party exclusion procedure. The Greens Executive Committee of Lower Saxony had requested Dunkel's exclusion of the party. In late February, 2014, Dunkel and his Executive Committee made a comparison, which waived the reproach of being anti-semitic and xenophobic. Dunkel confirmed that his statements in the [[circumcision debateCircumcision Debate]] in 2012 had served anti-semitic steretypesunintendedly. He again dissociated himself strictly from [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semitism]] and xenophobia. The regional party arbitral tribunal warned him because of these expressions. The proceeding was discontinued; revision was not allowed.<ref>https://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/pressemitteilung-zum-pav/</ref> == Collective Cognitive Dissonance ==In the [[Circumcision Debate]] 2012, Ulf Dunkel created the concept of [[Collective Cognitive Dissonance]] which describes the issue of cognitive dissonance for a group of persons, even existing over generations. The [[Circumpendium]] informs about this psychological phenomenon as follows:<blockquote>It can frequently be found that the loss is denied, much as happens with the loss of other body parts. This denial can lead to fathers having their sons circumcised in order not to be reminded of their own loss. In this process, their own body is defined as "normal" and the [[foreskin]] redefined as a foreign object. Their own parents are seen as "good", so that this image is projected onto the circumcision their parents carried out as well, in order to keep the positive emotion intact. The father wants to be a "good" father later in life as well, and so, following an idealised image of his own parents, circumcision, which has been redefined as a "good thing", is passed on to his son by having him circumcised as well.<ref>{{VanderKolkBA 1989}}</ref><ref>{{REFjournal |last=Goldman |init=R |author-link=Ronald Goldman |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/goldman1/ |title=The psychological impact of circumcision |journal=BJU Int |date=1999 |volume=83 |issue=Suppl. 1 |pages=93-103}}</ref></blockquote> == Political engagement ==Since 1998, Ulf Dunkel is member of the German [[GREENS]] party (with a break of five years), was member of the District Association of Cloppenburg, elected member of local parliaments like the city council, and candidate for the German Bundestag and Landtag of Lower Saxony. From July 2015 to March 2018, he was the organizational manager of the [[GREENS]] District Association of Cloppenburg<ref>{{REFweb |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160608073954/http://www.gruene-cloppenburg.de/geschaeftsfuehrung/ |url=https://gruene-cloppenburg.de/geschaeftsfuehrung/ |archived=no |title=GRÜNE KV Cloppenburg: Geschäftsführung des Kreisverbands |trans-title=GREENS Cloppenburg: Management of the district association |language=German |accessdate=2021-10-30}}</ref>

== Charge rejected ==In January 2013, He still engages in his party for the same person provided criminal complaint against Dunkel at the Prosecutor Oldenburg "on suspicion integrity of sedition and of pretending all children, including as a crime"<ref>Letter member of the denouncer from 2013-01-12 to [[Bundesweiter Arbeitskreis Säkulare Grüne|BAK Säkulare Grüne]], through educational work and sharp criticism of the Prosecutor OL</ref> according to § 130 + 145 StGB and because proponents of insulting according to § 185 + 186 StGBthe [[German Circumcision Act]] in his political party.

The procedure was stopped by the Prosecutor OL In 2021, Dunkel ran as being unfounded according to § 170 Abs. 2 StPO. The denouncer appealed a complaint against this, which was also dismissed by GREEN candidate for the General Prosecutor Oldenburg as unfoundedlocal city council and district council. The complained offenses were not present. Dunkel had "just critized the untenable influence of the Jewish community or individuals of Jewish life in the legislative process"<ref>Reply of the GP OL to the denouncer, 2013{{REFweb |url=https://gruene-cloppenburg.de/wir-kandidieren/ulf-dunkel/ |title=Wir kandidieren: Ulf Dunkel |trans-title=We are running: Ulf Dunkel |language=German |website=GRÜNE Cloppenburg |date=2021-06 |accessdate=2021-0806-02, page 407}}</ref>He did not win a mandate, but has been a member of the district council again as the first successor since July 2022 and parliamentary group leader since December 2022.

{{PUB}}* "[[Komikernation Deutschland]]: Die Beschneidungsdebatte 2012 in Deutschland und die weltweiten Folgen" (''"Comedian Nation Germany: The GP OL practiced clear criticism of 2012 circumcision debate in Germany and the objections global consequences"''), 2023.* "Beschneidung ist Betrug: Und die bevorstehende rechtliche Abrechnung", German translation of the denouncerEnglish book "[[Circumcision Is A Fraud: And The Coming Legal Reckoning]]"As far as you try beyond the accused to prove Nazi agitationby [[Peter W. Adler]], your conclusions appear designed2022.* "[[de_intactiwiki:Beschneidung: Das schmerzhafte Dilemma|Beschneidung: Das schmerzhafte Dilemma]]", such as German translation of the identification 2nd edition of utilizing the concept standard work by the late [[Rosemary Romberg]], 2021.* "[[Circumcision: The Painful Dilemma]]", 2nd edition of the standard work by the late [[Rosemary Romberg]], 2021.* "Beschneidung infragestellen: Eine jüdische Perspektive", German guilt in quotation marks with the denial translation of the Holocaust. English book "[[Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective]]"<ref>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0964489562/</ref> by [[Ronald Goldman]], 2019.* "Beschneidung - das verborgene Trauma", German translation of the English book "[[Circumcision: The Hidden Trauma]] Your complaint is simply based on assumptions."<ref>Reply of the GP OL to the denouncer, 2013https://www.amazon.com/Circumcision-Hidden-Trauma-08American-02, page 4Ultimately/dp/0964489538/</ref>by [[Ronald Goldman]], 2019.* [https://www.amazon.de/Unaussprechliche-Verstümmelungen-Beschnittene-sprechen-darüber/dp/1516854705/ "Unaussprechliche Verstümmelungen"], German translation of the English book "[[Unspeakable Mutilations]]" by [[Lindsay R. Watson]], 2015.* "Beschneidung: Mythen und Fakten" (''"Circumcision: Myths and Facts"'', unreleased yet)

== Collective Cognitive Dissonance Other publications about intactivism ==* {{REFweb |url=https://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2022/11/14/10-years-of-circumcision-debate-in-germany/ |title=10 years of circumcision debate in Germany |last=Dunkel |first=UlfIn the |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |publisher=[[circumcision debateIntact America]] 2012 |date=2022-07-28 |accessdate=2022-11-15}}* {{REFweb |url=https://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2022/05/18/intactivism-is-not-about-jews-but-about-childrens-rights/ |title=Intactivism is not about Jews, but about children’s rights |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |date=2022-05-18 |accessdate=2022-05-18}}* {{REFweb |url=https://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2021/07/18/unicef-bitte-keine-doppelmoral-mehr/ |title=UNICEF, bitte keine Doppelmoral mehr |trans-title=UNICEF, please no more double standards |language=German |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel created |date=2021-07-18 |accessdate=2021-07-19}}* {{REFnews |url=http://www.freitag.de/autoren/kanada/fangt-endlich-an-vom-kind-her-zu-denken |title=Fangt endlich an, vom Kind her zu denken |trans-title=At last, start thinking from the concept child's point of view |language=German |publisher=Der Freitag |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |date=2016-03-20 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}* {{REFweb |url=http://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2015/12/12/noch-mehr-doppelmoral/ |title=Noch mehr Doppelmoral |trans-title=Even more double standards |language=German |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |date=2015-12-12 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}* {{REFweb |url=http://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/gruene-doppelmoral/ |title=Grüne Doppelmoral |trans-title=Green Double Standards |language=German |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |date=2015-11-24 |accessdate=2020-05-02}} - see also: [[Collective Cognitive DissonanceDouble standard]] which describes the issue of cognitive dissonance * {{REFweb |url=http://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/unaussprechliche-verstuemmelungen/ |title=Unaussprechliche Verstümmelungen |trans-title=[Unspeakable Mutilations] |language=German |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |date=2015-08-18 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}* {{REFnews |url=http://www.hpd.de/artikel/11677 |title=Pressemeldung zur Veröffentlichung von Celebrating Brit Shalom: Brit Shalom statt Beschneidung |trans-title=Press release for a group Celebrating Brit Shalom release: Brit Shalom instead of persons, even existing over generations. The circumcision |language=German |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |publisher=[[CircumpendiumHPD|Humanistischer Pressedienst]] informs about this psychological phenomenon as |date=2015-05-15 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}* {{REFweb |url=http://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/fgm-folgt-mgm-fgm-follows-mgm/ |title=FGM folgt MGM |trans-title=FGM followsMGM |language=German |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |date=2014-07-25 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}* {{REFweb |url=http://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/beschneidungsdebatte-alternativer-gesetzesanderung-entwurf-%C2%A7-1631-bgb/ |title=Alternativer Gesetzesänderung-Entwurf § 1631 BGB |trans-title=Alternative law draft amendment to § 1631 BGB |language=German |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |date=2012-10-30<blockquote> |accessdate=2020-05-02It can frequently be found that }} proposed law enhancement for the loss is denied, much as happens with the loss 31st Federal Delegate Conference of other body parts. This denial can lead to fathers having their sons circumcised in order not to be reminded of their own loss. In this process, their own body is defined as "normal" and the German [[foreskinGreens]] redefined as a foreign object. Their own parents are seen as "good", so that this image is projected onto at the circumcision their parents carried out as well, in order end of 2012 ([[Alternative law draft amendment to keep the positive emotion intact§ 1631 BGB|English text here]])* {{REFweb |original-url=http://www.mogis.info/blog/2012/08/27/gastartikel-mein-kommentar-an-den-deutschen-ethikrat-wegen-seiner-empfehlung-an-die-bundesregierung/ |url=https://ulfdunkel.wordpress.com/2022/03/30/gastartikel-mein-kommentar-an-den-deutschen-ethikrat-wegen-seiner-empfehlung-an-die-bundesregierung/ |title=Gastartikel: Mein Kommentar an den Deutschen Ethikrat wg. The father wants seiner Empfehlung an die Bundesregierung |trans-title=Guest article: My comment to be a "good" father later in life as well, and so, following an idealised image of his own parents, circumcision, which has been redefined as a "good thing", is passed the German Ethics Council on their recommendation to his son by having him circumcised as wellthe German Federal Government |language=German |last=Dunkel |first=Ulf |author-link=Ulf Dunkel |publisher=[[MOGiS e.<ref>van der Kolk BAV. The compulsion to repeat the trauma: re]] |date=2012-08-27 |accessdate=2020-05-enactment02}}==Video=====Ulf Dunkel paper presented by Peter Adler @ Intact 2022 Symposium, revictimizationAtlanta, and masochism. Psychiatr Clin North Am 1989;12(2):389Georgia -411.8/28/2022===</refyoutube>v=gVib5XyVaQE&list=PLUiUHQRcs8VvDezDnDqpLVju_spLqqNlm&index=10<ref/youtube>Goldman R{{LINKS}}* [https://www. The psychological impact of circumcisionyoutube. 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== Political Engagement ==Ulf {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunkel still engages in his party for the integrity of all children, including as a member of the [[Bundesweiter Arbeitskreis Säkulare Grüne|BAK Säkulare Grüne]], through educational work and sharp criticism of the proponents of the [[circumcision law]] it in his party.Ulf}}