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    -21 year ago

    They are not taking away your right to burn your own possession.

    They’re just telling you, you can’t do it in public. You’re free to burn whatever book you want in your own backyard. What’s so difficult to understand?

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      01 year ago

      And when the religious extremists next come for queer public displays of affection? Are people supposed to only do that in private, too?

      It’s a book. They can get over it. I won’t hurt them if they want to burn LoTR, The Selfish Gene or any other book (or flag) privately or publicly.

      Ultimately this is capitulation to threats of violence. It’s a rather slippery slope.

      If this kind of thing becomes the trend, it will only beget more violence not less. And climate activists using this strategy will be the least of our worries.

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        11 year ago

        I think we’re done here. You have nothing but strawman arguments and “it’s bad cause I say so”.

        You choose to look past that it’s done with permits from the government. With the sole intention of provoking and inciting. And they have to give those permits due to how the law currently is written. It becomes state sponsored incitement and that’s what people get upset about. And that’s what they want to avoid.

        And when the religious extremists next come for queer public displays of affection?

        That is 100% unrelated to them. It has nothing to do with religious people. Unless they make it about them. Same thing can not be said for religious scripture.

        Like I said you have nothing but strawman and bad faith arguments.