• MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today
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            4 months ago

            What other context is there? It’s literally implying that hanging up a copy of the Ten Commandments will groom children into becoming Nazis.

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              4 months ago

              The context, my dear daft friend, is forcing religion onto children in public, tax payer funded, schools.

              • MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today
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                4 months ago

                Okay, how about a set of non-religious rules of ethics, or at least something all major religious groups can agree upon?

                Don’t steal, don’t lie, don’t murder/use violence, don’t make any unwanted sexual advances, those seem general enough that everyone should be able to agree, no?

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                    4 months ago

                    Oh in that case, why ever try to improve anything? History shows us some asshole is just gonna come along and mess it up anyways. Perhaps the founding fathers should have just paid their stupid tea tax and stayed subject to the British crown.

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          4 months ago

          I’m assuming that you are actually asking this sincerely.

          A pride flag is a symbol of acceptance. It’s saying that it’s okay to be gay. It’s not saying you have to be gay, it’s not saying you have to like that people are gay, just that it’s okay to be gay.

          The ten commandments are rules. It’s not a message saying that it’s okay to be Christian, it’s saying that everyone must follow these rules.

          The second one is authoritarian. It is restricting everybody, even those outside the group who created it. The first one is not authoritarian. Not giving orders to anybody, and not restricting people outside the group that created it.

          I hope that actually answers the question.

          • MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today
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            4 months ago

            A pride flag is a symbol of acceptance. It’s saying that it’s okay to be gay. It’s not saying you have to be gay, it’s not saying you have to like that people are gay, just that it’s okay to be gay.

            Well, in the same way you could say that the Ten Commandments are just a symbol of respect. You don’t have to like them, you don’t even have to follow them, but it would be nicer if you did.

            The first one is not authoritarian. Not giving orders to anybody, and not restricting people outside the group that created it.

            Try seeing what happens when someone dares to remove the flag, or even just says in its presence that they don’t like gay people. I bet you the authoritarianism is going to show up real quick.

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              4 months ago

              You mean see what happens when someone dares to remove the symbol of acceptance of an entire group?

              It is like removing a sign that says “everybody welcome”. You do that because you think some people are not welcome.

              What do you expect to happen?

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                4 months ago

                Ah, the old paradox of tolerance strikes again.

                Your comparison is invalid because clearly, the rainbow flag does NOT mean “everybody is welcome”. It means “everybody who agrees with us about who is welcome is welcome”.