(January 26, 2023 at 2:09 pm)Leonardo17 Wrote:(January 25, 2023 at 5:51 pm)Nay_Sayer Wrote: That's a waste; There are tons of things to do with it;
Line a bird cage
Fold the pages into fun origami
Paper mache
Toilet paper
general arts and crafts
It’s just that it means something to some people. What do you call me if I do anything like that with an original disc from Elvis Presley? You will call me something right?
And it’s a cultural element too. I don’t believe in Voodoo. But I won’t do any of these things to a voodoo idol.
"The Lord of the Rings" has deep meaning to millions of people, yet no one holds that book to the particular standard to which all those holey books are held.
People being offended by the burning of a holey book are simply too fucking thin skinned.
(January 26, 2023 at 2:15 pm)Leonardo17 Wrote:(January 25, 2023 at 9:11 pm)Nay_Sayer Wrote: It's a book it doesn't have feelings. In this particular case, there are literally millions of copies.
In a multicultural world it is always better to try not to hurt the feelings of other communities. I am rarely wrong about these things and here it is:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two...023-01-25/
Palestinian man, German train, Knife attack. 2 dead, several wounded.
Not everyone can have my stoic approach toward this Neo-Nazi man. Some will feel insulted. Some will even use such events to put fuel on the fire. So my position stands
And many will look at what was done, shrug their shoulders and ask, "So the fuck what?"
Thief and assassin for hire. Member in good standing of the Rogues Guild.