Turkish doctor shared pic comparing Erdogan with Gollum. He got fired. Now the court is investigating Gollum. #sigh.https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/672082079845376004 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted NBC News
Turkish doctor shared pic comparing Erdogan with Gollum. He got fired. Now the court is investigating Gollum. #sigh.https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/672082079845376004 …
zeynep tufekci added,
This case.
Court expert agrees with Peter Jackson—says that's Smeagol. Meanwhile, defendant was fired, facing jail.http://bianet.org/english/law/173894-expertise-report-in-gollum-case-he-is-a-good-hobbit-at-heart …
Seriously. Man faces jail for insulting Pres. Erdogan by comparing him to Gollum so court is debating the nature of Gollum/Smeagol. Turkey!
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Financial Times
This will surely not result in millions of people seeing that clip, and comedians around the world joining in. Nope.https://twitter.com/FT/status/720940886406864896 …
zeynep tufekci added,
More on courts in Turkey grappling with "the nature of evil" to decide if comparing Erdogan to Gollum was an insult. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-15/erdogan-sees-evil-in-lord-of-the-rings-where-others-see-good …
Was Gollum good but merely corrupted? Where does Smeagol end and Gollum start? Courts in Turkey have ample time...pic.twitter.com/LSRjrUMMYZ
.@paulvigna Should we judge weakness and evil as same? Are actions all that matter, or do we care about intent and mitigating circumstances?
.@paulvigna Since there isn't much other stuff is going on in Turkey, the judiciary can debate these existential questions & enlighten us.
@zeynep @paulvigna but remember Gandalf "I would take the ring from a desire to do good, but through me it should wield power too great: 1/3
@zeynep @paulvigna Galadriels says the same. It is power (of teh ring) which corrupts even noble intentions. 2/3
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