• masquenox@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    You never see edgelord atheists burning Bibles to trigger Christians - and the reason they don’t is because they know they won’t get away with it. But since Muslims have been designated as an “acceptable” target in the west, this shit is allowed - and the right-wingers know they can push people into accepting their agenda like this.

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          Just a week or two ago there was an article where another protester was planned to burn Bible in front of Israeli embassy to show a point.

          There was a response from a Rabbi saying that he doesn’t approve it, that he also similarly doesn’t approve burning Koran, it serves no other purpose that to generate hate, but freedom of expression is also sacred and he won’t go against it.

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      the reason they don’t is because they know they won’t get away with it

      What do you mean by “won’t get away with it”? Also the article doesn’t mention anything about atheism, only ‘anti-Muslim’, which are obviously two very different things. I’m fairly certain the reason why you see less Bible burnings than Quran burnings in the west is because the west is predominantly Christian, so of course there would be less burning of the Bible, not because of the notion of some atheists of ‘getting away with it’.

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        so of course there would be less burning of the Bible,

        There is absolutely no particular reason you should see Quran burnings in the west, either… that is, unless it’s the same old west demonizing the same old “other.”

        not because of the notion of some atheists of ‘getting away with it’.

        No, it’s a valid question - if this is (supposedly) about “freedom of speech” (which the Quran burners always pretend it’s all about), why don’t you see these vitriolic right-wing atheists (for which dipshits like Bill Maher is a spokesperson) test “freedom of speech” by burning Bibles? I mean… this is about “freedom of speech,” isn’t it?

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      You never see edgelord atheists burning Bibles to trigger Christians - and the reason they don’t is because they know they won’t get away with it.

      Rather because we know we get away with it. Because most Christians don’t feel so entitled to expect others to live by their rules, and threaten them with death when they don’t.

      These provocations make sense as long as the other side takes offense for so little, in such a violent way. It’s this encroaching and inacceptable attitude which makes resistance a necessity.

      The article sheds no light on what the actual motives of these particular protesters are.

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        Because most Christians don’t feel so entitled to expect others to live by their rules, and threaten them with death when they don’t.

        Ok come on, my friend. I know a bible burning won’t get you the death penalty, but many many many people have been killed and imprisoned for not living to Christian values, especially in the United States. It’s “just a few crazies” or whatever, but it really isn’t since these actions happen in an environment of indirect public support.

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        and threaten them with death when they don’t.

        You mean… except for that entire colonialism thing, huh?

        These provocations make sense as long as the other side takes offense for so little

        Go burn Bibles in public, then… we’ll see how long it takes the christo-fascists to show up at your door. Somehow, I don’t think you will.

        The article sheds no light on what the actual motives of these particular protesters are.

        Don’t have to… it’s very easy to tell what they are. And it seems plenty of people are willing to run interference for these nazis - as long as they can be aimed at Muslims, of course.