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[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Level headed people shouldn't be out of their mind because some nutjob burns a book. Pretty sure people who are like you write aren't keen on getting blasphemy laws back.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You described the fanatical extremists that are not the majority of that religion. I also don't know what you're trying to get at with that last part. I just think people are too quick to lump everyone in one bag that doesn't fully represent them just because it does for a few of them.

There are absolute heinous people who could be demographically similar to me as well I imagine, I don't want to be lumped in with them. Just like how a lot of Muslims around the world will think that too.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Banning the burning or "desecration" of a specific genre of books because it rallies the feelings of highly religious people is pandering to the views of the religious extremists. That is my point.

People who are level headed about their religion won't demand that a state forbids to burn a book. And they won't get worked up by it to the point they think this is something that should be handled on a state level.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have more of an issue that the people burning are doing it themselves to try and incite something. I couldn't care less to be honest that it's about religious stuff or of a specific religion. It goes both ways, just don't be pricks towards other people and none of that eye for an eye shit either.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't really matter what the motivation is. Burning a book does not justify violence in response. You can have pure wonderful motivations or fuck awful ones neither would change what was done.