• Spzi
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    5 months ago

    Is that a US-specific problem?

    Speaking for myself, I can always go away, signal I’m not interested, or talk about it if I’m in the mood. It’s not much different from any other topic from my point of view.

    I also think the prevalence of religion in society is a pretty good reason to be somewhat familiar with the topic, even if you don’t subscribe.

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      5 months ago

      What if you had to hear fascist rhetoric all the time? Would you also walk away? Hot take here, I know but still

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        5 months ago

        Yes, that crosses a line. But still, I think I get your point. Maybe it really depends on how aggressive the religious community acts, and how dangerous their specific ideas are. The closer they come to fascism, the less I’d tolerate it.

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          5 months ago

          I’m making a strictly rhetorical point, I certainly don’t mean to equate Christianity with fascism, but the latter often use the former as a vehicle for getting their way. But I’m not sure you’re from the US, those guys have other kinds of issues than us. Well, more of them at least.

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      5 months ago

      American Christianity behaves a lot like an infectious disease. It wants you regardless of how much you hate it and does demonstrable harm to those who have it.