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 …
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Replying to @zeynep
Was Gollum good but merely corrupted? Where does Smeagol end and Gollum start? Courts in Turkey have ample time...pic.twitter.com/LSRjrUMMYZ
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@paulvigna Should we judge weakness and evil as same? Are actions all that matter, or do we care about intent and mitigating circumstances?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@paulvigna Since there isn't much other stuff is going on in Turkey, the judiciary can debate these existential questions & enlighten us.1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@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: 1/32 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PaleoGould
@zeynep@paulvigna Galadriels says the same. It is power (of teh ring) which corrupts even noble intentions. 2/31 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@zeynep@paulvigna which, perhaps, is closer to the bone than Turkish courts may wish to address 3/31 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@PaleoGould@paulvigna That interpretation—power corrupts even the noblest—would imply term limits and big checks on executive power. Hmmm.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@paulvigna problematically, it is hobbits lack of ambition and small c conservativism that makes them safe custodians of the ring.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@PaleoGould @paulvigna That's the argument we should entrust power to those who least want it—and rotate it. Ursula K. Leguin territory. :-D
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@zeynep@paulvigna I am totally up for starting a constitutional revolution with a judicial exegesis of Tolkien and LeGuin.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@PaleoGould@paulvigna I think rotating jobs is one of the best ideas ever. Make people do crappy jobs, and let people run huge things.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - Show replies
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