Russian law bans swearing in arts and media

[EX500rider]

Source: BBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning all swearing in films, television broadcasts, theatres and the media.

Offenders will face fines - as much as 50,000 roubles (£829; $1,400) for organisations, or up to 2,500 roubles (£41; $70) for individuals.

Where disputes arise a panel of experts will decide exactly what counts as a swear word.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27286742

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Let me guess, some of Putin's henchmen will decide what is fit for Russian ears..

And Putie go's further down the rabbit hole.

[AndreaCG]

1. Fucking A

As in Asshole. What a Put(in)z.

[Cha]

34. I imagine "fuck off putin" would be a big no no?

[The Magistrate]

2. But He Is Our Only Hope Against The Scourge Of Fascism, Sir....

I guess he is fighting it from within....

"What do you do when the wolf cries wolf?"

[OKNancy]

3. yes isn't he just special

where is the rt crowd?

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Especially fascists who swear!

[starroute]

15. Putin has his own pet fascists

http://www.ukrainianwinnipeg.ca/fascism-in-russia/

On May 1, Russian Nazis, nationalists and Stalinists marched in the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Many Western readers are not aware that these displays of xenophobia, antisemitism and chauvinism are now common in Russia. Nazi flags are carried in marches alongside flags representing the Tsarist empire, and, frequently, beside those representing the Soviet past.

Russian fascist groups did not appear overnight. Already in 2008 Amnesty International estimated that there were 85,000 neo-Nazis in the country. . . . These groups thrive in today’s Russia because of protection and support from the Putin administration. Eurasianism is the basic ideological platform for a number of these groups. It is also the ideology that has been embraced by people close to Putin. Founded around the beginning of this century by the Russian political thinker Aleksandr Dugin it represents a blend of fascism and Stalinism. Dugin’s major work, The Foundations of Geopolitics (1997), has been described by Timothy Snyder as following closely the ideas of Carl Schmitt, the leading Nazi political theorist. Eurasianism, says Snyder, is “the creed of a number of people in the Putin administration, and the moving force of a rather active far-right Russian youth movement.”

[The Magistrate]

19. Pan-Slavism And Aryanism Do Make An Odd Mix, Sir

I suspect the basis for it is old-style anti-communism, with a healthy jolt of the old Jewish Bolsheviks line of Jew-hate, along with a bit of the 'we both hate decadent democracies' line that spiced up the old Hitler-Stalin pact....

[Cha]

35. Only 15% Crimeans voted.. what'd we say! Posting this since it was locked...

Putin Human Rights Council Accidentally Posts REAL Crimean Elec Result-Only 15% Voted For Annexatio

Putin's Human Rights Council Accidentally Posts Real Crimean Election Results; Only 15% Voted For Annexation

The website of the “President of Russia’s Council on Civil Society and Human Rights” posted a blog that was quickly taken down as if it were toxic radioactive waste. According to the Council’s report about the March referendum to annex Crimea, the turnout was a maximum 30%. And of these, only half voted for annexation – meaning only 15 percent of Crimean citizens voted for annexation.

The fate of Crimea, therefore, was decided by the 15 percent of Crimeans, who voted in favor of unification with Russia (under the watchful eye of Kalashnikov-toting soldiers).

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To make sure no one misses this:

Official Kremlin results: 97% for annexation, turnout 83 percent, and percent of Crimeans voting in favor 82%.

President’s Human Rights Council results: 50% for annexation, turnout 30%, percent of Crimeans voting in favor 15%.

Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2014/05/05/putins-human-rights-council-accidentally-posts-real-crimean-election-results-only-15-voted-for-annexation/

kpete http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014797024

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

52. Maybe it was locked for a reason?

I think admins maybe didn't trust the 15% numbers any more than they trust the 97% numbers?

[Cha]

56. You're wrong.. it was "locked" in LBN because they didn't think it was "breaking" enough.

[The Magistrate]

59. No, Sir: Original Link Was To a Commentary Piece

I put up the news story and original source cited, and discussion proceeded here....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014797263

[maddezmom]

5. Oh brother

Slipping further and further back into the days of yore.

[YOHABLO]

6. Why aren't the Russian people up in arms in getting rid of this despot?

It would seem the 'Right' in Russia are as bad as the 'Right' in the U.S.

[WinkyDink]

16. Say whaaaa? You mean like how AMERICANS got "up in arms" in December 2000??

[phleshdef]

40. Bush wasn't trying to ban swearing or letting people know you are gay in public.

Seriously, who would you choose between Bush or Putin, knowing what we know about Putin now?

I'm not defending Bush by any stretch of the imagination, but lets be fair.

[WinkyDink]

42. Okay, fair = Bush. But the larger point of a citizenry's rising up? We ought look into the mirror.

[EX500rider]

43. yeah but Bush we could vote out (eventually) Putin not so much i bet...

[Art_from_Ark]

58. We didn't vote bu$h IN

How could we have voted him OUT?

[KoKo]

21. Don't worry...Richard Haas was on Bloomberg Business letting Wall St. know that

Regime Change in Russia is the Goal of the Sanctions. This is what this is about...so not surprising to see lots of media putting out stuff..."some of which" turns out later to be misinterpreted or outright propaganda. We shall see with this latest which it is. If it's true it will stand up to scrutiny.

If you don't know who Hass is...look up yourself. He's the usual propaganda tool Wall Street goes to for "expert Government Opinion." You know the drill.

[NuclearDem]

23. Not just the Western media reporting it.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/new-bill-seeks-to-ban-swearing-in-films-and-theater/498863.html

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/putin-bans-the-f-word-from-movies-plays/499530.html

http://rt.com/politics/154056-russian-bloggers-mass-media/

[KoKo]

29. No problem...if it's not misinterpreted and true it will stand.

But, so much turns out to be different from what's reported these days...always good to be cautious.

[EX500rider]

30. I don't find the BBC prints much BS...ymmv

[uhnope]

31. always good to be cautious in believing something bad about Putin? give us an EFFIN BREAK

it's even in Putin's official mouthpiece RT--so what are you talking about?

[joshcryer]

25. Total media control.

[jmowreader]

7. Putin realizes he's in Russia, right?

A Russian baby's first word is usually "fuck." They hear it so much!

The only thing I can figure out is, he's trying to pay off the country's debt. This would do it.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

27. A National Swear Jar. I like it. I'll bet it's really huge. nt

[SunSeeker]

28. LOL. So true.

Slavic cursing is particularly nasty, with a penchant for describing sex acts with your mother.

[NuclearDem]

8. Fuck Putin. Fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck.

Fucking goddamn piece of fascist shit.

[WinkyDink]

17. It counts only if you're in Russia. :-)

[okaawhatever]

9. It would also serve to censor a bunch of foreign films and books the Kremlin doesn't like nt

[Auggie]

11. One would assume that's next

[Cha]

36. Yeah, all knowing(know it all) putin will decide what constitutues a swear word.

[shenmue]

10. Glad to see he's focused on the important things

[Benton D Struckcheon]

12. Another step in their relentless march to catch up to Victorian England. n/t

[AverageJoe90]

13. Or the antebellum South.....or Mussolini's Italy.

Hell, even Oceania of 1984 might not be all that farfetched at this point for Russia.....

[WinkyDink]

18. Or 1950's America.

[okaawhatever]

22. LOL Good one. nt

[Cha]

45. Really.

[McCamy Taylor]

14. Sounds like a pretext for banning political opposition. Putin for Czar.

[Earth_First]

20. Indeed.

Closer and closer to a dangerously critical situation which could touch off events that I'd rather not envision.

[joshcryer]

24. That happened long ago, with sanctioned UR thugs bashing skulls in.

With impunity.

[Lint Head]

26. There is the Tea Bagger Presidential candidate in action.

[Cha]

32. How are the little puntinistas going to rationalize their big savior?

[EX500rider]

44. By avoiding this thread like a hot potato? n/t

[Major Hogwash]

46. Well, if you ask me . . .

First, Putin got a divorce.
Now he wants to end swearing in arts and movies.

Hmmm, I think he wants to be Da Pope!

[Cha]

47. Don't forget putin's Special Awards he gives out, Major..

"Pro-Kremlin journalists win medals for 'objective' coverage of Crimea"

Vladimir Putin gave 'Order of Service to the Fatherland' medals to 300 journalists known for Kremlin-friendly coverage

snip//

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, secretly gave prestigious awards to pro-Kremlin journalists for their "objective coverage" of the events leading up to the March annexation of Crimea, it has emerged.

Putin awarded medals of the "Order of Service to the Fatherland" to 300 journalists including several editors, directors and television hosts known for their Kremlin-friendly coverage in an executive order signed on 22 April that was not made public. After the well respected newspaper Vedomosti first published details of the awards on Monday, presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the order had been signed but declined to provide details.

Boris Korchevnikov, a host on the state-owned television channel Rossiya 1, told the Guardian that he had received the award but refused to discuss it further.

The awards indicated the Kremlin's approval of Russian media outlets that have told a dramatically different version of the Ukraine crisis than that shown by western media, regularly referring to the new Kiev government as a junta led by ultranationalists and fascists.

more to the story..
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/05/vladimir-putin-pro-kremlin-journalists-medals-objective-crimea?CMP=ema_546

[Major Hogwash]

48. That's weird.

Like it doesn't exist, except in Putin's mind.
What a loon!

[Cha]

49. I thought so too!

good comment!

[msanthrope]

55. They are waiting for Comrade Eddie to comment. nt

[Cha]

57. Kick.

[Behind the Aegis]

33. Well, damn!

[Godhumor]

37. slippery slope Russia is on

Not long before the calls for a return to Sovietism.

[dembotoz]

38. so is even the name pussy riot illegal now- another for of dissent now gone

[chrisa]

39. Thank you, daddy Vladimir...

Papa Putie always knows what's best for the uneducated rabble and lesser beings. He legitimately cares about the children, and would never do something that wasn't in the best interest of his people!

I heard it on the only real source of news in the world, RT, so it must be true!

[whatthehey]

41. All you can say is.....

ебать что, Владимир Владимирович

[stevenleser]

50. Wow, DU Subject lines do not like Cyrilic

Путин, Еб твою мать

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

51. At this rate, Russia will have a state religion by Christmas.

They're hitting all of the same notes the theocrats here in the states approve of. I'm assuming next on the old signing table will be laws about abortion and prophylactics...

[pampango]

53. Right Wing Watch: Bryan Fischer Urges US To Adopt Russian-Style Profanity Ban

American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer has found yet another policy of Russian President Vladimir Putin that he loves.

Fischer devoted a column and a segment of his radio show today to praising the law Putin signed this week banning profanity at “at arts, cultural and entertainment events.”

“Could a similar ban be instituted in the United States without violating the First Amendment?” Fischer asks. “Of course.”

Speaking on his radio show, "Focal Point," Fischer argued that “states are perfectly free under the Constitution to ban profanity if they choose to" because the First Amendment was designed “to protect political speech” and not “profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, or pornography.” In fact, Fischer said, the Founders would “would be absolutely aghast” at the thought “that they were crafting a document that would allow the unlimited use of the F-bomb in polite society.”

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/bryan-fischer-urges-us-adopt-russian-style-profanity-ban

[SamKnause]

54. Fuck that !!!