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Poland trying to take over museum

lundi 25 avril 2016 à 02:00

Poland's anti-human-rights government is trying to take control of a new museum built the history of World War II, so as to use it for political purposes.

I must agree with the Polish state that the term "Nazi death camps" is correct and "Polish death camps" is not. Even though Poland was antisemitic, Poles did not establish those camps, or organize rounding up Jews to kill in them. That was done by Germans under the orders of the German government.

However, the idea of prosecuting someone for expressing views about who killed how many Jews is viciously opposed to human rights. Sad to say, Poland is not the first European country to criminalize statements about that subject. France and Germany have set the example of doing so, and it is wrong there too.

Sex for no good reason

lundi 25 avril 2016 à 02:00

A substantial fraction of men are looking for women they can have sex with while feeling only contempt for them.

I don't understand what those men are thinking. What is the point of sex with someone you don't feel good about? I can't imagine it.

Refugee children need safety

lundi 25 avril 2016 à 02:00

"During the Second World War, our parents and grandparents had no doubt: refugee children had to be given succour and safety."

Solitary confinement question

lundi 25 avril 2016 à 02:00

Murderer Anders Breivik is blocked from talking to other prisoners, but talks with other people every day. Is it right to call that "solitary confinement"?

Insult to Turkishness

lundi 25 avril 2016 à 02:00

Erdoğan's latest insult to Turkishness: prosecuting a visiting Dutch journalist for tweets criticizing him.

It is not clear in the article whether she was in Turkey when she tweeted them, but Erdoğan aims to intimidate people world-wide.

Perhaps the Netherlands should post a travel advisory urging people to stay away from Turkey.