• QuokkaA
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    711 months ago

    You cannot have hate speech against a religion, a religion is a non living concept.

    You can have hats speech against a religious follower.

    Burning a book in protest of a religion is not hate speech.

      • QuokkaA
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        511 months ago

        No it’s not?

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

        Burning books is likewise done to remove access to knowledge.

        • @Syndic@feddit.de
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          111 months 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.

          • QuokkaA
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            11 months 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.

            • @Syndic@feddit.de
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              111 months 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.