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Pity is, that it is selectively enforced. You can insult only one set of people, others are untouchable. Would be the decision exactly the same for some random
by vetinari 11y ago
Pity is, that it is selectively enforced. You can insult only one set of people, others are untouchable.
Would be the decision exactly the same for some random African or Latin american head of state? I doubt it and it looks like I'm not alone in that.
- bayesian_horse 11y agoIf the African or Latin American country has a good diplomatic standing, I'd consider such a request even more likely, because the tensions don't run as high. But it is difficult to imagine such a monumentally case of stupidity from any friendly state. Turkey included, before this whole mess.
- vetinari 11y ago> If the African or Latin American country has a good diplomatic standing, That would just highlight the hypocritical nature of the law. Laws should be about justice; either some deed is damaging to some person/group/society or not. Whether I like the offender or victim, or not, is not a part of the equation. If it is, the law is not a just law, it is something to beat the opponents with. Such laws could be expected in dictatorships, but not in a supposedly democratic country.