“He who multiplies knowledge, multiplies sorrow.” The wisdom of the radiance is biblical, but let’s hope that we will not offend the religious feelings of the deputies of the Chechen parliament. Regional parliamentarians submitted to the State Duma amendments to the law “On Mass Media”, according to knowledge that multiplies grief, that is, prohibited for dissemination, includes “information about the nationality, religion and belonging to the peoples of the Russian Federation of persons involved in the commission of crimes.”

The imposition of such an information message “is due to the need for interethnic and interfaith harmony and peace on the territory of the Russian Federation,” says the explanatory note to the bill. “The dissemination of such information is regarded as an insult to national and religious honest, respectable citizens, truly religious people who have nothing to do with criminal activity.”

The logic, in general, is clear. Continuing it, for the sake of fidelity, it is necessary to exclude the same information from all kinds of search bases. Otherwise, an honest, respectable, truly religious citizen will go for a walk and accidentally stumble upon an appropriate stand informing, for example, that a native of the republic in which he lives, they are looking for fruitful activities for the benefit of a terrorist organization not prohibited in the Russian Federation. And it will be, do not go to the fortuneteller, he will be outraged to the depths of his soul.

By the way, the list of such organizations itself would also not hurt to be thoroughly thinned and cleaned. And after all, every line is an insult to subtle delicate feelings: “Islamic group”, “Islamic party”, “Islamic movement”, “Jamaat”, “Imarat” …

And the image of the wanted and caught is better to be removed from sin – both from stands and from television screens. For this, too, can betray nationality and / or religion. And yes, I almost forgot: names and surnames, too, of course, should be hidden. For some name, calculate the origin – as they say, like two fingers on the asphalt. Even easier than in the face.

He tete or hears, say, an honest, respectable citizen, that a gang of previously convicted guests of the capital, consisting of Gantz Schulz, Otto Müller and Friedrich Schweinsteiger, killed a Muscovite in the subway because he looked askance at them, and in an instant he will see from which edges, which Motherland, unbelievable villains arrived to us.

You ask: how, then, in general to look for a criminal? The answer is obvious – well, if we argue again in the logic of the draft law: we don’t need to look for it! Well, in fact: there are women in Russian and other villages. They are still giving birth. Is it worth risking our fragile interethnic and interfaith world for such a trifle?

Didn’t this argument convince you either? Well, I’ll post one more trump ace. As they say, the shore for itself. At the beginning of the history of the bill – again forgive me for the biblical motives – there was, as usual, a word. And that word was the post of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, in his official Telegram channel, dated November 6 this year.

The need for a ban, soon clothed in a bill, Kadyrov proves himself as follows: “The media behave as if there are only two categories of citizens: a Caucasian and a person without nationality … There are agents of foreign states in the country who are shaking this topic, covering up with freedom of speech. It is high time to involve the special services in this. The instigators and provocateurs are not difficult to find, but this must be done until they are found by a person who has been insulted to the limit and commits a crime, defending his honor and dignity. “

As the hero of the popular comedy “Prisoner of the Caucasus” said on a similar occasion, “if you refuse, they will stab you. Joke “. Only in our case the word “joke” is superfluous. After all, it is not the comedian who warns, and not even the Ministry of Health, but the authoritative head of the region. Everything is serious. So far he warns kindly, but, as they say today in Grozny, “whoever does not understand will understand.”

No, not, of course, in the sense that Ramzan Akhmatovich will enlighten the incomprehensible with his own hand. God forbid. He himself, no matter how simmering emotions, acts exclusively within the framework of the law. But for those who are less restrained – and this is said clearly and definitely – he is not responsible.

The argument, you see, is strong. You could even say killer. It will be quite possible to understand the Duma deputies if they vote “for”. And then, if they balk, the “abused citizens” can easily rank them as “provocateurs.” “A scientist of the same age as Galileo, Galileo was no more stupid. He knew that the Earth was spinning, but he had a family … “

However, in order to clear my conscience, I will still throw a grain of sand on the opposite side of the scale. It is assumed that a reliable concern for the friendship of peoples can come out – and even will certainly come out – this reliable guarantee. Rumors will take the place of information, and they are much more destructive and dangerous than the most bitter truth.

In other words, so that it is completely understandable and intelligible: by completely removing from the information field about the origin of criminals, the authorities may calm down the swept away national and religious feelings of their fellow tribesmen. But he risks provoking another, Russian revolt. Yes, it ignites much slower than the Caucasian one. But, as historical experience shows, it “drives” much faster.