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Since there's been a bit of this in a bunch of threads it made me want to post a full one. If you burn various items for a political statement does that mean you must hate, are bigoted too, or prejudice the following groups in the following scenarios
Since there's been a bit of this in a bunch of threads it made me want to post a full one. If you burn various items for a political statement does that mean you must hate, are bigoted too, or prejudice the following groups in the following scenarios:
1. A person burns a bible claiming fundamentalist christians need to know what it feels like to have their holy works burned
2. A person burns portions of the Qur'an that they believe that Islamic terrorists use to justify their attacks
3. A person burns an American Flag to protest the United States policies on the War on Terror
4. A person burns a Mexican Flag to protest the United States policies on immigration enforcement
5. A person burns the constitution stating this is what the two parties are doing to this country's principles
6. A person burns an effigy of Bush screaming that Republicans are Fascists
7. A person burns an effigy of Hitler screaming that Democrats are Socialists
8. A person burns a rainbow flag stating that marriage should be between one man and one woman
Why was it Bush being burned in effigy on one side.....and not Obama on the other side?
I am going to take an unpopular stand on this. If protest was the only reason for the actions, I think better forms of protest would be chosen. I think the reason that the form of protest in each case was chosen was, consciously or not, hatred. You can justify it otherwise, but the reality is that there are much more effective forms of protest that might actually away people and make an actual point over the one chosen in each of your examples.
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