Contributed by: filbert Wednesday, September 08 2010 @ 03:38 PM CST
Burning the Koran (or the Qur’an, or however you prefer to spell it) is really a stupid thing to do. It’s stupid on a vast number of levels.
You can tell a lot about someone by their reaction to the New York mosque issue and the Florida Koran burning issue:
If a person opposes both acts as being pretty darn insensitive things to do, but thinks that both parties have the right–at least in this country–to go forward and do it anyway, then they’re probably a fair-minded person who generally supports freedom, understanding that freedom is a coin that has two sides–your freedom to do what you want to do within limits carries with it an obligation to tolerate a certain level of offensive behavior from others as a price for your own freedom.
If a person opposes the mosque, but do not oppose the burning of the Koran, then they’re quite likely a religious bigot, or someone on the right who sees an opportunity to score craven political points.
If a person does not oppose the mosque, but opposes the burning of the Koran, then they’re quite likely a religious bigot, or a leftist who sees an opportunity to score craven political points.
If a person thinks that both building the mosque at “Ground Zero” and burning the Koran are both just fine and dandy, then they are a very sick puppy indeed, and should probably seek psychological help for their antisocial disorder and nascent psychopathic tendencies.