The Nobel Prize in Literature 2006

TteFAboB · 10-17-06, 02:25 AM

is Orhan Pamuk: "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures"

This Nobel category is one of the worst, anyway, this author is being prosecuted by the Turkish government for "insulting the Turkish national identity" which is a very weak case.

Pamuk hasn't insulted anything. He simply stated two historical facts: that the Turkish government has commited an Armenian genocide and to a lesser extent got rid of some Kurds too.

What is insulting to human dignity is the Turkish govt's belief that prosecuting people for writing this actually makes the situation any better. Quite the contrary, it only displayes insane nationalism which is exactly the ingredient necessary to drive a genocide!

10-17-06, 02:25 AM	#1
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	The Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 is Orhan Pamuk: "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures" This Nobel category is one of the worst, anyway, this author is being prosecuted by the Turkish government for "insulting the Turkish national identity" which is a very weak case. Pamuk hasn't insulted anything. He simply stated two historical facts: that the Turkish government has commited an Armenian genocide and to a lesser extent got rid of some Kurds too. What is insulting to human dignity is the Turkish govt's belief that prosecuting people for writing this actually makes the situation any better. Quite the contrary, it only displayes insane nationalism which is exactly the ingredient necessary to drive a genocide! __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand Last edited by TteFAboB; 10-17-06 at 05:10 AM.