If you call it "my government", then you should obey him. Even if you disagree. Or you can question it in appropriate instances. That's how things work here in the west. If you think the government is treating you unjustly, you can 1) stand your ground, keep your inner freedom (lots of people have done that in Communist and Nazi Germany countries in the past); 2) Run, hide.
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#232"posted religiously-insensitive photograph" is a very vague statement. Many questions come to mind. - What is the nature of photographs? - Were you exposing some kind the truth and got caught up by legal loopholes or an inherently unjust law in your country? - Did you knowingly break a law which has existed in your country for a long time? - Does the nature of your photographs insults someone's faith and or religion…
It might be this one: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1251401/thumbs/o-ALVIN-AND-VIVIAN-...
The government looks really angry:
"Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday, "The insolent and impudent act by the young couple who insulted Islam showed that freedom of expression and irresponsible opinion can jeopardise the community," according to The Star."
Doesn't sound like a very tolerant place at all.
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#233Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's the platform? What is your (honest) estimate of the code quality / time to familiarize? What about those bugs, are they things that you could conceivably still do before you go to jail? Would it be acceptable if they were there as long as you were gone? (after all, they are there right now). You're in Singapore? How do you intend to deal with the financial side of this? (I take it there is a small business to…
Singapore is 100% not a Muslim country. He's probably in Malaysia from the looks of it.
Let me leave this here.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/18/alvin-and-vivian-ja...
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#234Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone raised where I was raised, I agree with you. As someone firmly rooted in reality - I can't. When we participate in a community (be it religious or otherwise, be it of our own informed choice or not) we are bound by the rules of that community. When we knowingly break the rules of that community, we implicitly accept the potential consequences. No matter how petty or offensive it seems that insulting a reli…
I recognize the fact that there are countries with quite a few frustrated people that would like nothing better than to be able to control the rest of their fellow human beings and to tell them how to live and that in such countries one could easily get in trouble with the law for behavior that is perfectly ordinary elsewhere. My way of dealing with that is to refuse to do business with places that are set up like th…
I agree that we live in a very sad world, but your remark is also very sad that you believe forcing other people to your view is also correct same as a religious person. Not to Believe is as religious as someone believing in something, just like not to take a decision is also a decision.
Change has to come from within and cannot be forced because we believe it is right or wrong else we create resistance to change, which perpetuates the injustice which we want to remove.
Freedom and Slavery are one and the same thing, it is the level of restrictions which defines whether you are in a Slave environment or Free Environment and it is also complicated by the fact that one person's view of slavery/freedom is different from another person's view.
Avoiding to deal with it does not make the problem go away, it still exists and when intelligent people do this, it will still exist for ever.
It is never little people wrecking it for the rest of us, it is us, the little people wrecking for everyone in the name of dogmas without understanding the consequences of our own actions.
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#235Earlier quoted context omitted.
you know nothing about those religions, because non of them promote jail. they all outcast the criminals. please dont have strong opinions about something you know nothing about.
Don't put words in my mouth please; I can't seem to find where I mentioned 'jail'? I am saying that none of the religious people I know would call this person 'criminal', would ask for him to be 'outcast' or any other 'punishment' for this freedom of speech 'incident'.
you are putting words into your religious friend's mouths. this is ridiculous. who am i arguing with.
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#236God is just. Have hope.
persecution is the only way to get the greatest rewards. Courage is good -- standing-up for God.
highs and lows balance. Joseph was falsy accused of rape and put in prison 7 years. To get the highs you must have the lows. The Bible is very honest and upfront.
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#237Earlier quoted context omitted.
This advice doesn't consider OP's situation at all. It isn't the right solution for everyone to drop all friends, family, connections and familiar culture at the drop of a hat. This is the kind of advice that's really easy to give if you happen to be a perpertual traveler yourself, or if you're sitting comfortably in a democratic country with a stable job. Hopefully OP will have enough information himself to make an…
How well do you maintain friends, family, connections and familiar culture from the inside of a jail cell? That's the kind of advice that's really easy to give if you happen to be sitting comfortably in a democratic country with the freedom to leave your domicile as you please.
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#238Earlier quoted context omitted.
I recognize the fact that there are countries with quite a few frustrated people that would like nothing better than to be able to control the rest of their fellow human beings and to tell them how to live and that in such countries one could easily get in trouble with the law for behavior that is perfectly ordinary elsewhere. My way of dealing with that is to refuse to do business with places that are set up like th…
I agree that we live in a very sad world, but your remark is also very sad that you believe forcing other people to your view is also correct same as a religious person. Not to Believe is as religious as someone believing in something, just like not to take a decision is also a decision. Change has to come from within and cannot be forced because we believe it is right or wrong else we create resistance to change, wh…
Refusing to do business with certain countries is not the same as forcing others to believe as I do.
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#239Get out of the country ASAP. Come to San Francisco. You won't go to jail here for posting pictures. Apply for asylum or whatever later, but get your butt on a plane ASAP.
>You won't go to jail here for posting pictures. Sorry to be pedantic but there are a lot of pictures you can post in the US that will get you sent to jail.
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#240Get out of the country ASAP. Come to San Francisco. You won't go to jail here for posting pictures. Apply for asylum or whatever later, but get your butt on a plane ASAP.
>You won't go to jail here for posting pictures. Sorry to be pedantic but there are a lot of pictures you can post in the US that will get you sent to jail.
Do you have recent examples of this that don't involve exploitation of children?