Quote (ofthevoid @ 16 Apr 2016 16:39)
...This incident has caused a rift in Merkels own party. It seems that she's getting dangerously close to losing support. I wonder how much of an impact this will have in ousting her from power. Thoughts?
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doubt it will have much impact on merkel
the poem is clearly insulting
wonder what would happen if someone would accuse obama or trump of bestiality, paedophilia and gang rape
the key issue at stake is that there are two different laws (one re insulting a private person and the other lese majesty) carrying different penalties (maximum one year vs 5 years of prison)
and due to this, it is a somewhat muddled what the real public opinion is