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> What is going here is both really funny and typical of HN groupthink. Every one is criticising blasphemy laws but virtually no one even dared to mention the l
by dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
> What is going here is both really funny and typical of HN groupthink. Every one is criticising blasphemy laws but virtually no one even dared to mention the legal corpus which justifies it here: Islam, referring to ‘religions’ or generally to ‘blasphemy laws’.
It's not just political correctness and being afraid to single out Islam. Christianity had many similar problems in the past. Even now, all Judeo-Christian religions are based on a book that would be considered an extreme example of hate speech if written now. Indian traditions have the caste system. Buddhism is in a better position but even there have been cases of abusing it. So if you just limit your criticism to Islam, it's not entirely fair, even though many consider it the most problematic religion in the world at this point of our history.
- Nesco 6y agoI am a lifelong atheist so don’t expect me to defend (even modern) Hinduism and Christianity. They have their own flaws that are also deep. I was just pointing out no one dared to use the word Islam - so at this point it was clear for me it was for political correctness - and while being afraid for so little they are hypocritically saying the Nigerian authorities should prevent that. A move that could actually trigger deadly riots or attacks. However thanks for actually replying and stating your disagreement instead of acting like those who predictably silently downvoted.