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I never said there aren't people who do oppose it. :) As for that law: Böhmermann could still be sued without it, just not have to worry about a jail sentence.

I never said there aren't people who do oppose it. :) As for that law: Böhmermann could still be sued without it, just not have to worry about a jail sentence. And frankly, i prefer that over having Erdogan express his anger towards Germany differently, which is the whole reason this law exists.

AnimalMuppet 11y ago
If Erdogan is going to express his anger towards Germany in any way beyond a strongly worded protest, it will backfire. Let him have his hissy fit and ignore him.
- Mithaldu 11y ago
  Do you think it is fair and just that only others should suffer the consequences of Böhmermann's inability to control himself?
  - j-pb 11y ago
    Yes. Why should Germany suffer for Erdogan's inability to control himself?
    - Mithaldu 11y ago
      Holy shit, what a dishonest argument. If you disagree with the premise of my question and think i asked the same question, then it's fine for you to state that and have a dialogue on that point. However pretending to answer my question, yet actually answering a completely different question is just very dishonest.
      - j-pb 11y ago
        You just don't want to admit that you side with the position that is backed by authority. If Erdogan hadn't acted like a huge dick there wouldn't have been a need to insult him. So why should Germany censor itself just because Erdogan is a whiny little cunt?
  - AnimalMuppet 11y ago
    "Inability to control himself"? Sorry, I'm in the US, and I consider a free press to be a right, not something that you're supposed to "control yourself" to avoid "misusing" somehow. I'll insult whom I please, in public. If I have a job in the media, and that isn't part of my job, I may get fired for it (free speech does not mean that my employer has to give me a platform). Also, others may view me negatively. Other than that, I'll say what I please without fear of consequences.

AnimalMuppet 11y ago

If Erdogan is going to express his anger towards Germany in any way beyond a strongly worded protest, it will backfire. Let him have his hissy fit and ignore him.

Mithaldu 11y ago
Do you think it is fair and just that only others should suffer the consequences of Böhmermann's inability to control himself?
- j-pb 11y ago
  Yes. Why should Germany suffer for Erdogan's inability to control himself?
  - Mithaldu 11y ago
    Holy shit, what a dishonest argument. If you disagree with the premise of my question and think i asked the same question, then it's fine for you to state that and have a dialogue on that point. However pretending to answer my question, yet actually answering a completely different question is just very dishonest.
    - j-pb 11y ago
      You just don't want to admit that you side with the position that is backed by authority. If Erdogan hadn't acted like a huge dick there wouldn't have been a need to insult him. So why should Germany censor itself just because Erdogan is a whiny little cunt?
- AnimalMuppet 11y ago
  "Inability to control himself"? Sorry, I'm in the US, and I consider a free press to be a right, not something that you're supposed to "control yourself" to avoid "misusing" somehow. I'll insult whom I please, in public. If I have a job in the media, and that isn't part of my job, I may get fired for it (free speech does not mean that my employer has to give me a platform). Also, others may view me negatively. Other than that, I'll say what I please without fear of consequences.