| padib said: This is a very slippery slope into totalitarianism. Be careful what you wish for, there may come a day when the governing authority impose an idea or lifestyle which does not suit your lifestyle. Then you might wish people thought more like me. |
It really isnt. Its just saying that if you want a dangerous set of ideas to rule your life, you are better off doing it over there if you cant do it peacefully over here. Its very different from totalitarism. There is no prosecution or the sort. Infractors would probably get a fine. No one is gonna take religious people to concentration camps or the sort.
I am also not saying that dialogue should be cut. I am saying that religious people need to evolve their religion into something that has no room for it to be interpretated through violence. Kind of like the old testament gave place to the new testament. Religion needs to clearly demark itself away from the violence and the killing. The logic of "yeah... its a minority everything is alright" will not satisfy people on the long term. What i say is that if that doesnt happen, it is perfectly natural for society to protect themselves from it. As in completely different from "do as we say or else you're a target for extermination". Its more like respect other people's choices and do not force your choices on them or your wallet suffers the consequences. :)
Also, most of us live in democracies, there is no chance of totalitarism unless its elected. If its elected, it represents what the people wish.
I should also point out that this is written with western societies point of view. Really, if you are an immigrant and you are unwilling to adapt to the customs of a country, then its a bit arrogant to think you can force other people on that country to do so.
