michijo
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I have a haphazard theory that the freedoms in the constitution force one to ignore other people and take away one's right to complain. Ultimately, freedom of religion means a bizarre respect given to religions. Every right in the constitution issues an ultimatum: either you ignore something or stage a counter-protest to that thing.
If there are religious protesters numbering in 80 blocking the sidewalk and entry to a Planned Parenthood building, I can either stage a counter-protest or ignore them. I am not given the right to issue a general complaint, such as: the protesters are incidentally damaging the sales of a local restaurant, as in the following article:
Maine restaurateur driven to take steps against nuisance
I find the USA has an unconditional bias for religious protesters. Only one state that I know of Utah has really cracked down on them.
Street Preachers could Face Harsher Penalties (HB 131) | MormonInfo.org
Also I think they were banned from Times Square for a while and also currently banned from Bourbon street in New Orleans during certain hours:
Preachers Exiled from Bourbon Street: This Week in Bans - John Metcalfe - The Atlantic Cities
I have noticed many cities like New York have bred a sort of ignorance into their citizens. New Yorkers are so adept at ignoring everything, they have almost developed a sort of urbane conservatism, where rather than protest anything untoward, they completely ignore it, such as the Virgin Dung painting, the bothered some conservatives, but caused many New Yorkers merely to look the other way.
Virgin dung: Art as religious bigotry
I have also noticed that other ignorance are common in New Yorkers. One for instance, when stopped on the street, admitted he had not heard of Edward Snowden, but was not surprised by what he leaked. The freedoms in the constitution, rather than promote free information and free thought, actually encourage ignorance and an ability to ignore other people who are exercising freedoms. The ability to not be bothered by anything is prised highly in the USA for this reason, whereas other nations like Germany and the UK are allowed to complain more.
If there are religious protesters numbering in 80 blocking the sidewalk and entry to a Planned Parenthood building, I can either stage a counter-protest or ignore them. I am not given the right to issue a general complaint, such as: the protesters are incidentally damaging the sales of a local restaurant, as in the following article:
Maine restaurateur driven to take steps against nuisance
I find the USA has an unconditional bias for religious protesters. Only one state that I know of Utah has really cracked down on them.
Street Preachers could Face Harsher Penalties (HB 131) | MormonInfo.org
Also I think they were banned from Times Square for a while and also currently banned from Bourbon street in New Orleans during certain hours:
Preachers Exiled from Bourbon Street: This Week in Bans - John Metcalfe - The Atlantic Cities
I have noticed many cities like New York have bred a sort of ignorance into their citizens. New Yorkers are so adept at ignoring everything, they have almost developed a sort of urbane conservatism, where rather than protest anything untoward, they completely ignore it, such as the Virgin Dung painting, the bothered some conservatives, but caused many New Yorkers merely to look the other way.
Virgin dung: Art as religious bigotry
I have also noticed that other ignorance are common in New Yorkers. One for instance, when stopped on the street, admitted he had not heard of Edward Snowden, but was not surprised by what he leaked. The freedoms in the constitution, rather than promote free information and free thought, actually encourage ignorance and an ability to ignore other people who are exercising freedoms. The ability to not be bothered by anything is prised highly in the USA for this reason, whereas other nations like Germany and the UK are allowed to complain more.