crissindahouse on 15 March 2017
| Alby_da_Wolf said: A private Turkish citizen still has freedom of speech in the Netherlands, but Turkish politicians (and politicians from other countries too, obviously) or holding some public position must follow stricter rules. In the past Switzerland expelled Italian politicians that entered the country for an unauthorised mission, they didn't follow the rules of the country they were visiting, they were expelled. Common Italian citizen like me can enter Switzerland and have the same freedom of speech given to Swiss citizens. In a democracy it's absolutely normal that people with public positions obey to stricter rules than common citizens, greater power comes with greater responsibility, and abuse of power must be avoided at all costs. |
Pretty much what I think as well. To say that the Netherlands doesn't have freedom of speech just because it doesn't let politicians from another country (which isn't even part of the EU) hold a rally there is a little bit exaggerated.
I mean, if German politicians want to speak to Germans in Mallorca I would be absolutely fine if Spain would say no if they would think it's not their business to tell people on Spanish ground what is best for them and what they should vote for in another country (and maybe even in Spain)
And Erdogan is even doing that against the Turkish law. Turkish law forbids to hold a rally in other countries but sure, the other countries like the Netherlands are the bad ones^^
