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You can dress it up with all the sophistry you want, but this pig still stinks: a man's freedom is being taken away for mocking a politician. This is just unju

You can dress it up with all the sophistry you want, but this pig still stinks: a man's freedom is being taken away for mocking a politician. This is just unjustifiable. Even worse, it's being done because Merkel needs favors from Erdogan. Imagine if George W. Bush had demanded that Merkel bring prosecutions for some of the more outrageous things people said about him. Would you have been okay with that?

patall 11y ago
If it is unjustifiable, it will go to the german high court and will be judged unconstitutional. Merkel does not need favours from Erdogan, Merkel needs to stand strong within her country (not that I am happy about that). She has said previously that she thinks it is an insult. If she had now reversed that thinking because of political thinking, that could have been far worse for her. And also for the turkish opposition since hindering the prosecution would have been best that can happen for turkish nationalists.
- marcoperaza 11y ago
  >She has said previously that she thinks it is an insult. If she had now reversed that thinking because of political thinking, that could have been far worse for her. And also for the turkish opposition since hindering the prosecution would have been best that can happen for turkish nationalists. So what you're saying is: "It's okay to throw someone in jail for mocking a politician if it benefits you politically." It is pretty impressive though, that you're able to make it sound so nice and harmless.
arrrg 11y ago
No one’s freedom is being taken away as of yet?
- marcoperaza 11y ago
  The government is acting toward that end. Being stopped by the courts doesn't make that any less immoral.
realityking 11y ago
German political discourse and American political discourse happen on a very different level. The amount of name calling happening in the US is unheard of in Germany. Not even the indemnity afforded to members of parliament speaking parliament covers libellous insults - it's the only exception.

patall 11y ago

If it is unjustifiable, it will go to the german high court and will be judged unconstitutional. Merkel does not need favours from Erdogan, Merkel needs to stand strong within her country (not that I am happy about that). She has said previously that she thinks it is an insult. If she had now reversed that thinking because of political thinking, that could have been far worse for her. And also for the turkish opposition since hindering the prosecution would have been best that can happen for turkish nationalists.

marcoperaza 11y ago
>She has said previously that she thinks it is an insult. If she had now reversed that thinking because of political thinking, that could have been far worse for her. And also for the turkish opposition since hindering the prosecution would have been best that can happen for turkish nationalists. So what you're saying is: "It's okay to throw someone in jail for mocking a politician if it benefits you politically." It is pretty impressive though, that you're able to make it sound so nice and harmless.

arrrg 11y ago

No one’s freedom is being taken away as of yet?

marcoperaza 11y ago
The government is acting toward that end. Being stopped by the courts doesn't make that any less immoral.

realityking 11y ago

German political discourse and American political discourse happen on a very different level. The amount of name calling happening in the US is unheard of in Germany. Not even the indemnity afforded to members of parliament speaking parliament covers libellous insults - it's the only exception.