Tangle writes:
This could have been an interesting discussion if the extreemist Christians hadn't made a bloody shambles of the argument, one by being illiterately vague the other by ranting yet again about gays and Muslims.
Absolutely.
There's lots to said for public movements as well.
Like the #MeToo movement.
-A greatly needed movement that is incredibly important in moving society closer to one where "all people" are treated equally.
-But certain minor... enthusiastic... pushers of this group use it to see if they can "cause a big reaction (like loss of a job)" where none (or possibly only a much weaker reaction) is required.
Such over-bearing 'headline-seekers' seem to exist for a lot of significant movements.
I think they are partly a necessity in attempting to "find where the line should really be" and also helpful in reminding us all to use our reason and thinking-caps whenever a situation arises. Blind-responses are rarely a good thing, regardless of the cause they are attached to.
And, of course, the system of respecting-others that already exists already covers how to deal with such things.
Some group abusing a movement one way or another?
It's quite possible (and easy) to not-respect this particular group while still fully-respecting the movement as a whole - or any other group that's actually using the movement to do what the movement should be doing.
It all usually ends up about right in the end.
But it wouldn't hurt to have a public reminder every now and then to think before we jump to a conclusion.
The media has a tough-hand to play in this regard... What do they report? When do they report? How should it be reported?
And it's also easy for advertising/personal usage payments to go towards the ones who handle it well, and shy away from those who handle it poorly.
Self-correcting, again. I just sometimes wish it was faster