Man Arrested In Greece For "Blasphemous" Facebook Page 412
An anonymous reader writes "A 27-year old man was arrested yesterday in Greece (Greek-language original) by the electronic crime police, for creating a Facebook page "Geron Pastitsios" which made fun of an extremely respected Orthodox Christian monk who lived in Mount Athos, as well as the Greek Church. The arrest came promptly after the Greek far-right party — which holds 7% of the parliament seats — submitted an official petition asking the government to take down the page. The charges that the young man faces are 'blasphemy' and 'disrespect to the religious beliefs of others.'" What would the UN say?
Re:Lack of tolerance to other religions (Score:5, Interesting)
People need to earn my respect. You don't automatically get it by virtue of your gender, you don't get it because of your age, you don't get it because you have nice hair, you don't get it because some morons voted for you... And you certainly don't get it just because you have the older fairy tale.
When you can rephrase a law that still amounts to an anachronism in a way that it doesn't refer to thoughtcrime, let me know.
We need to get over this BS of "religious tolerance". I "tolerate" anything that doesn't affect me. If your brand of delusions negatively affect me, then no, I will not tolerate that.
Re:The inmates are running the prison... (Score:4, Interesting)
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Re:Lack of tolerance to other religions (Score:5, Interesting)
In a democracy the majority should get their way - by definition.
No, the definition is that the state is ruled by the people. Demos = people, kratos = strength.
Whether it's by the people's needs, or by the people's representatives, or by universal suffrage (for everyone except those we don't want to be enfranchised) is not per definition.
I can fully support a system where you have to earn votes by passing classes and tests, and this would likely be a democracy more in line with what Cleisthenes, Aristotle and Plato wanted. Uneducated and ignorant voters is the downfall of democracy. You don't let a child climb a branch hanging over a cliff just because that's what he wants.
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the success of American religious tolerance
Tell that to Heather Smith and Chris Stevens' family.
The way I see it, the only solution is religious intolerance - don't tolerate any confabulation presented as "truth", whether it's one religion or another. We eradicated smallpox, it's about time we eradicate the mental pox too.