The decision follows a recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists, sparking angry demonstrations across Muslim countries.
See, that’s just it. That right there. Would me burning some paper be to blame for the violence, or would the other parties willingness to commit violence over burning paper be to blame?
That violence against living beings is almost generally several magnitudes worse than violence against objects should be obvious to every sane person, right? For me this is not about placing blame on either side. Blame is a nonconstructive concept and often unfitting in my opinion. The article is about public Quran burnings and so I commented on that and not on something else - why that triggered so many users into wildly projecting weird bs on me evades me, I can only assume they have a totally black/white worldview without any shades of grey …
See, that’s just it. That right there. Would me burning some paper be to blame for the violence, or would the other parties willingness to commit violence over burning paper be to blame?
I think you’re placing your blame wrong.
That violence against living beings is almost generally several magnitudes worse than violence against objects should be obvious to every sane person, right? For me this is not about placing blame on either side. Blame is a nonconstructive concept and often unfitting in my opinion. The article is about public Quran burnings and so I commented on that and not on something else - why that triggered so many users into wildly projecting weird bs on me evades me, I can only assume they have a totally black/white worldview without any shades of grey …