© Natalya Zamboska - Anadolu AgencyRussian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference at the Moscow Manege on December 23, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said insulting Prophet Muhammad is a violation of freedom of religion and a violation of the holy feelings of people who profess Islam.
This freedom should have in its basis respect for everyone whose feelings can be affected, Putin said at his annual news conference on Thursday.
"What are insults against the Prophet Muhammad? Is this creative freedom? I think not. This is a violation of freedom of religion and a violation of the holy feelings of people who profess Islam, and this brings to life other, even more, acute and extremist manifestations," he said.
The same respect must be shown to the memory of people who fought in World War II against Nazi Germany, and
in this regard posting Nazi Germany's leader Adolf Hitler portraits on the website commemorating the contribution of the soldiers to the victory in this war is unacceptable, he stressed.
"Russia was formed as a multinational and multi-confessional state, and we are used to basically treat each other's interests and traditions with respect. This is indeed a very powerful base of existence, a solid basis for the existence of Russia as a multinational state," he said.
Comment: Back in December 2020, Russia
tabled a resolution at the UN for 'combating the glorification of Nazism', and the only countries to outright reject the motion were the US and Ukraine. What with the neo-Nazi movement in Ukraine, a US vassal state, fast gaining influence in the country, it's perhaps not so surprising.
Meanwhile Germany, that already has specific laws regarding Nazism, and that has recently
increased its raids on 'extremist' groups, also abstained. Although, judging by the results below, the voting seems to more accurately reflect politicking than anything else; with the vast majority of the countries that abstained being those in the West, its allies, and its lackeys:
As Putin notes, Russia does appear to have had success accommodating a multi-faith, albeit predominantly Orthodox, society and so perhaps it can teach the West a thing or two about how that can be best managed. That said, it's not ideal to have to legislate things like common sense and respect, and terms like 'insulting' can be vague so as to be abused, in the same way Woke-ism is used to corrupt culture in the West. However, Putin has made it clear that, at least for Russia, that's not what they have in mind, because Russia has already been there, and he sees all the signs of it repeating in the West:
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Comment: Back in December 2020, Russia tabled a resolution at the UN for 'combating the glorification of Nazism', and the only countries to outright reject the motion were the US and Ukraine. What with the neo-Nazi movement in Ukraine, a US vassal state, fast gaining influence in the country, it's perhaps not so surprising.
Meanwhile Germany, that already has specific laws regarding Nazism, and that has recently increased its raids on 'extremist' groups, also abstained. Although, judging by the results below, the voting seems to more accurately reflect politicking than anything else; with the vast majority of the countries that abstained being those in the West, its allies, and its lackeys:
As Putin notes, Russia does appear to have had success accommodating a multi-faith, albeit predominantly Orthodox, society and so perhaps it can teach the West a thing or two about how that can be best managed. That said, it's not ideal to have to legislate things like common sense and respect, and terms like 'insulting' can be vague so as to be abused, in the same way Woke-ism is used to corrupt culture in the West. However, Putin has made it clear that, at least for Russia, that's not what they have in mind, because Russia has already been there, and he sees all the signs of it repeating in the West:
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