German comedian to be prosecuted for insulting a foreign leader :yikes:

[Burney]

John Kraut doesn't really *feel* democracy, it's true. To him, it's just some alien, foreign concept bolted onto their constitution.

Yes. When you try to explain to them that democracy sort of means reflecting the will of the people, they look blankly at you and then point out what happened last time they tried that. Bless 'em.

[reg]

Yes. When you try to explain to them that democracy sort of means reflecting the will of the people, they look blankly at you and then point out what happened last time they tried that. Bless 'em.

Right. "People who are themselves unfit to lead have no business choosing a leader", is another one you often hear.

Like the Russians, they seem terrified of the responsibility.

[reg]

If we had such a law the courts would be overflowing.

Yeah, also, this is why their law broadly works for them; it's not really in their nature to do such things. Traditionally, each year they use "Karneval" for that and everyone's happy.