Portuguese Proverb Quotes
The righteous pays for the sinner.
In contemporary American terms this notion is usually couched in terms of all consumers paying higher prices because of credit card frauds, or all airline travelers must submit to searches because of the terrorists.
Portuguese Proverb
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His comment was particularly critical since he had been an early supporter of the military takeover of the government. See {595250}.
This quotation which is so shocking to most people is classic amongst many religious fundamentalists. They regard infidels and blasphemers as so evil, that in their view it is doing the evil person a favor to kill him. While in the 21st century, most people believe that his view is that of fundamentalist Muslims, it is also the view of some fundamentalist Christians who cite the Biblical call for the death penalty for blasphemers. The difference is that there are very few Christians who believe that today, while there are many Muslims who do. However, in the past, this was a common view amongst Christians. The Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church held this view and it even prevailed into the early 20th century where Spain continued to execute heretics.
Unfortunately, his close successors did not share Alexander’s surprisingly modern view.
This proverb only makes sense in the light of understanding the Arab concept of revenge—“blood.” In a rural desert environment where little can be expected of government, the Arabs have developed a law enforcement and peace keeping mechanism which while primitive from modern standards, nevertheless worked to some degree. It is that revenge—“blood” is a moral necessity and obligation of all people, and revenge is not limited by time or to the individuals involved in the first incidence. The immediate family are the first to exact revenge, but the extended family follows and often the entire clan. Sometimes revenge is tribal or even national. Anyone who fails to revenge a member in his group is not only a disgrace, but is a clear and present danger to the group because then they can be attacked with impunity. So revenge is a strong obligation of the group members and blood must be paid with blood no matter how many generations it may take. The only thing that keeps me and my family safe, is the surety what whosoever kills one of us will themselves be killed or if they die a natural death we will take revenge on one of the evildoers relatives and no one is exempt. Crime must never pay!
There were many citizens who were very dubious about Dutero. In addition to his wildly flamboyant oratory, he advocated the exta judicial killing o suspected drug dealers, and as a mayor had actually personally murdered a few as an example for the police who were at first reluctant.
