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Putin warns artists against 'dangerous behaviour'
channelnewsasia.com ^ | 03 Dec 2016 | AFP/ec

Posted on 12/02/2016 12:59:30 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin on Friday (Dec 2) told artists not to confuse freedom of expression with "outrageously dangerous behaviour" and suggested the Charlie Hebdo massacre could have been avoided if the magazine had not insulted Islam.

The Russian President told members of the artistic community not to "divide society" during a televised debate with theatre and screen star Yevgeny Mironov who voiced concerns about growing restrictions on artistic freedom in Russia.

The Russian strongman said there was a "very subtle line between what I would call dangerously outrageous behaviour and creative freedom".

"It's a very subtle thing, a very subtle line. It depends on a feeling of tact, from all of us: officialdom on the one hand and people in creative professions on the other," he said.

"Those activists - I'm speaking approximately - at Charlie Hebdo's offices, they came and shot people. The question is, did those cartoonists have to insult Muslim believers?" Putin said of the 2015 attack by militants on the French satirical magazine that left 12 dead.

(Excerpt) Read more at channelnewsasia.com ...


TOPICS: Russia
KEYWORDS: dhimmi; putin; russia
Putin - Defender of Islam.
1 posted on 12/02/2016 12:59:30 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Yes. Don’t use lead based paint.


2 posted on 12/02/2016 1:00:55 PM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Vincent van Danger beware


3 posted on 12/02/2016 1:05:00 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Putin is wrong on this in my opinion.


4 posted on 12/02/2016 1:05:13 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

He’s wrong a lot.

Like with helping Iran with their nuclear program, for instance.


5 posted on 12/02/2016 1:10:03 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Putin needs to retire.

The guy is losing it.


6 posted on 12/02/2016 1:13:20 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I like that Putin. He likes Trump. Ah can see into his soul.


7 posted on 12/02/2016 1:18:54 PM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“warns” is a misleading word for the title...

but it made me look

so....fake....news...


8 posted on 12/02/2016 1:26:05 PM PST by Professional
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To: Mr. Mojo
He’s wrong a lot.

But of course he is. Sometimes he is right though. However, Obama opened the door for their nuclear involvement. Then again we really do not know his motivation for helping Iran. It may be to thwart them in the long run, though it certainly looks like a monetary thing.

That being said Putin & Russia would be much better off if they allied with the U.S., which of course, was not going to happen under Obama. Putin may just be smart enough to realize this fact. Time will tell I guess.

9 posted on 12/02/2016 1:36:57 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

Putin was helping Iran with their nuclear program long before Hussein’s nuke deal disaster.

But yeah, let’s hope for a American-Russo alliance against both the Sunni and Shiite regional nutjobs.


10 posted on 12/02/2016 1:42:53 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

While that is true that they were helping before Obama’s deal, it was go nowhere fast. Now it has been moved unto a much faster track.


11 posted on 12/02/2016 1:47:22 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: DoughtyOne

Yeah, sure. Dictators don’t retire.


12 posted on 12/02/2016 1:55:14 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Robert DeLong

“Then again we really do not know his motivation for helping Iran. It may be to thwart them in the long run, though it certainly looks like a monetary thing.”

Iran has been a client state of Russia for decades, why would he want to thwart them?


13 posted on 12/02/2016 1:56:05 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Robert DeLong

>>”That being said Putin & Russia would be much better off if they allied with the U.S.,”<<

Agree with that.
But Putin has already said that while he’d like to see US-Russia relations restored, he has set conditions for doing so. One of which is he wants the US to not make unilateral decision on global issues. Also, Russia has her own interests which most definitely will not always be the same as those of the US.
Also, it’d be very difficult to fully restore those relations if, for example, new laws are passed by the US about the so-called “Russian Propaganda”, which presumably would include Russian news outlets such as RT....


14 posted on 12/02/2016 1:59:34 PM PST by odds
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To: Boogieman
Iran has been a client state of Russia for decades, why would he want to thwart them?

To keep them from getting to powerful. It's a balancing act that has to be carried out with precision.

15 posted on 12/02/2016 2:04:38 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Boogieman

Agreed...


16 posted on 12/02/2016 2:44:47 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Gonna be interesting when Trump trolls him. Lol. Think the main point here is if you tweek someone with art, just to tweek them, you should expect them to get tweeked. That was what happened when they were tweeked here in Dallas with the art contest. And thank God the police were ready for them. It is actually a weakness within Islam. You can direct them and control their actions by tweeking or trolling. Putin obviously does not want all out war with Islam. He is outnumbered 10 to 1.


17 posted on 12/02/2016 8:28:29 PM PST by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: justa-hairyape

I don’t know which Russian artists should fear more. Pissed of Muslims or a pissed off Putin - Defender of Islam.


18 posted on 12/02/2016 8:53:14 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I think Putin has other reasons to ban jokes. Reminds me of this:

A Soviet judge walks out of his chambers laughing his head off. A colleague approaches him and asks why he is laughing. “I just heard the funniest joke in the world!” “Well, go ahead, tell me!” says the other judge. “I can’t – I just gave someone ten years for it!”


19 posted on 12/03/2016 2:35:02 AM PST by Krosan
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I have a hard time believing he actually means this crap. Clearly Putin insults people does that mean he is braking his own rule?

He is insulting me right now. does that make me some kind of loon? Is he suggesting to make laws to this effect or is he suggesting to cut out some of the harshness in criticism?

20 posted on 12/04/2016 9:50:58 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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