Hypocrisy on a Grand Scale
Bureaucrats abuse power...at all levels...In schools, in the work place, in every level of governments...
- The concept of democracy in the European Union has already become absurd. For example, a Silesian crumb cake can only be called such in the Polish part of Silesia, but not in the Czech or German parts because EU bureaucrats approved that it is a protected product only in Poland. Has the E.U. redefined the borders and people's identity of historic Silesia?
EU bureaucrats want to regulate even the minutest
activities of Europeans…When bureaucrats have power, they abuse it almost
always…
- US spies on its citizens.
When former contractor
Edward Snowden revealed last year that the National Security Agency was
secretly collecting phone and electronic records from millions of ordinary
Americans, the response in Congress was far more muted. Top senators insisted
the surveillance was critical to U.S. counterterrorism activities.
“It’s called protecting
America,” Feinstein (US senator) said then. Graham (US senator) said he was
glad Verizon was turning over customer records to the government to ensure that
his phone was not linked to any terrorist activity.
But,
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a staunch defender of
government surveillance of ordinary citizens, took to the Senate floor with the
stunning accusation that the Central Intelligence Agency may have violated
federal law to spy on Congress.
When it is on citizens…It’s okay; but on the
senate it’s violating the law…
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European Union(EU) and United States(US) promote democracy
in Ukraine… That sounds hollow and funny…and very self-serving…
How can they advocate democracy in
Ukraine when they are trampling democratic rights of their citizens…?
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The EU and US parade Turkey as a model of democracy for the Middle East…See for
yourself how democratic Turkey is…
Turkey has a
long tradition of censorship that culminated this week in a ban on Twitter that has infuriated the international
community.
Below is a list of some of the most egregious examples of censorship in Turkey, starting with the most recent one.
1. Turkey has blocked Twitter.
"Twitter, mwitter! We will wipe out roots of all," Turkish Prime Minister said .
2. Turkey jails more journalists than any other country.
The Committee To Protect Journalists reports that in 2012 Turkey had more journalists in custody than any other country in the world.
3. Erdogan, the Turkish prime Minister, has threatened to ban both Facebook and YouTube should his
party win re-election in the March 30 general elections.
4. Turkey's parliament approved new Internet restrictions in February that allow for the almost immediate closing or removal of content from any website.
5. Turkish news outlets have ignored and do not report antigovernment protests altogether.
Below is a list of some of the most egregious examples of censorship in Turkey, starting with the most recent one.
1. Turkey has blocked Twitter.
"Twitter, mwitter! We will wipe out roots of all," Turkish Prime Minister said .
2. Turkey jails more journalists than any other country.
The Committee To Protect Journalists reports that in 2012 Turkey had more journalists in custody than any other country in the world.
3. Erdogan, the Turkish prime Minister, has threatened to ban both Facebook and YouTube should his
party win re-election in the March 30 general elections.
4. Turkey's parliament approved new Internet restrictions in February that allow for the almost immediate closing or removal of content from any website.
5. Turkish news outlets have ignored and do not report antigovernment protests altogether.
During the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul last summer, for instance, CNN Turk broadcast a documentary about penguins while CNN filmed live from the mass demonstrations.
6. It is a crime in Turkey to insult the Turkish nation.
Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk was charged with denigrating the Turkish identity after talking about the Armenian genocide in a newspaper interview. The case was only dropped after international outrage.
Another Turkish author, Nedim Gursel, also faced charges for "incitement to violence or hatred" after publishing his book "Daughters of Allah," which supposedly insulted Islam.
7. Kurdish intellectuals and advocates often face extreme prejudice.
Kurdish -- the primary language of up to one third of Turkey's population -- is still treated as a second-class language and all education in government schools must be carried out in Turkish.
Kurdish journalists and intellectuals also face allegations of
supporting terrorism and jailed.
8. For these reasons, and many more, Turkey is ranked 154 out of 180 by Reporters Without Borders in terms of press freedom.
….And West
Europe and United States promote Turkey as a model and bastion of democracy…They
fight Russians to promote democracy in Ukraine and Eastern Europe…
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