Ministers propose the ban after a series of Quran burnings led to uproar in Muslim countries.
  • NuPNuA@lemm.ee
    181·
    1 year ago

    Everything is important to someone, why do particular groups get privilege just because they’re a religion. Should we ban the burning of Star Wars DVDs as that’s a huge franchise with lots of hardcore fans who may get upset? Should it be illegal for me to burn a copy of Action Comics #1 because it’s important to comic fans?

    • superkret@feddit.de
      5·
      1 year ago

      The uncomfortable truth is that it matters whether the group in question contains enough people willing to kill indiscriminately if you upset them too much.

    • Patapon Enjoyer@lemmy.world
      214·
      1 year ago

      To answer your rhetoric question: Because people believe in it for some reason. If millions of people were crazy enough to think Star Wars happened and molded their lives after it, and you started burning Star Wars DVDs because you despise Star Warite refugees, yes, people would be very upset at you for doing that.

      People are clearly burning religious text to demonstrate their contempt to a group of people, it’s the definition of a hate crime.