• @[email protected]
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    11 year ago

    Burning a flag of a country for example is done in protest of the country, not the people.

    You really think that Iranians who burn the US flag for example distinct between the country and the people?

    People who burn flags or religious symbols aren’t really known for having well articulated and nuanced criticism.

    • Quokka
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      1 year ago

      Uh, yes? In fact I think Iran is the worst example for the fact that I’d consider them one of the countries that separates people from their states actions the most.

      Now like ISIS or something? Yeah, I doubt they discern but they’re also a fringe extremist minori and not representative of the norm.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Then you really have way more faith in the rationality of people who burn flags or books than I do. To me this always reeks of the lowest form of populism.