Two households, both alike…
“Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.”-Napolean
In Iran, it is a crime to criticize the revolution or speak out against the government. Anything that does not conform to the official, national theology is punishable by arrest, even heavy metal.
Not to be outdone by their sworn enemy, the National Religious Party of Israel has introduced a bill that would outline anything that can be interpreted as “denying the Jewish state.” Imitation is the highest form of flattery I suppose. Religious facists all draw on the same bag of tricks, it seems.
As usual, Gershom Gorenberg has thoughtful things to say on this, from a pro-Israel, pro-freedom, religious perspective:
“What could possibly be more undemocratic and more utterly, insanely un-Jewish than banning disagreement? What could cause greater disdain for the state?”
