• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So if I cause enough of a problem I can bend the will of the government.

    I’m going to create a religion that gets offended that you exist, and we’ll riot until that’s illegal then?

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      1 year ago

      Do you really think those 2 positions are equivalent?

      Like the difference between somebody being racist and somebody being offended by an action designed to offend them? Also plenty of religions don’t like certain groups and protest about them but we don’t give in because the world is not black and white like that. Conceding that maybe allowing people to burn religious texts of the biggest religions in the world for the sole purpose of offending those people is not a productive thing to allow in a modern society does not mean we must then concede every demand any religious body makes.

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      1 year ago

      If there’s a group of people with a legitimate concern, a government should hear you out and make an assessment.

      You as a single person can choose to do whatever you want within reason and what’s permitted by law.

      You can continue to misconstrue this further however you like, but burning books is barbaric. We’re past that point as civilized society. But feel free to continue to argue for it behind the veneer of “freedom” or whatever else you can come up with.

      • Ddhuud@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        burning books is barbaric

        Yeah should be punished by stoning or something…

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          1 year ago

          Context and words must be hard for you. Sorry to heat that. Would you like a tissue or a shoulder to cry on?

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Burning individual instances of a book for artistic or political purposes, or just because you want to, is not barbaric.

        Burning all copies of a book to remove it from circulation and prevent the spread of those ideas is barbaric.

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          1 year ago

          Loud concerts are actual form of artistic expression yet there are laws in some cities that prevent loud music past 9/10pm.

          Why? Because it bothers people and interferes with their lives. This is no different.

          Also, I find it amusing that you think burning a book is an “artistic expression”. What’s next? Taking a shit is an artistic expression?

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            1 year ago

            People do that too.

            Loud concerts are about proximity. I’d definitely say no burning a Bible in front of a church. But if you can be easily ignored by the offended party, then you shouldn’t be stopped.