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Here are the differences: (1) The pastor is a private person, not a government or a political party and he's burning his own property. In Germany the Nazi's were burning books that belonged to other people--the Jews.
The law protecting the right of the pastor, is tantamount to the law which protected the rights of the Nazi's.
The pastors rights and the Nazi rights are protected under their respective laws.
It doesn't make their respective actions right.
It makes their respective actions lawful which is a wholly different issue.
The Nazi's exercised their rights to burn "unGermanic" books.
The pastor makes similar claims when threatening to burn the Qu'ran.
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Originally Posted by Marlow
What he's doing is engaging in free speech which is protected by our constitution. It's like burning the flag, burning a draft card, burning a bra. Offensive to many, but protected, nevertheless.
What he is doing is that he's attempting to justify his actions.
At the Nuremburg trials in 1945/6, the Nazi's cited the Nuremburg laws of 1935 to vindicate their actions.
They claimed that their statutes protected them against prosecution because legally they had the right to terrorise and murder the Jews.
Their "rights" were protected, according to them.
There would be war if an Imam attempted to publicly burn a Bible in America.
And you know this from where?
All evidence suggests that there would be a more violent reaction if something like this happened with the Koran in the Middle East.
I really don't like what this pastor is doing, and I don't think that America is a perfect example of tolerance, but I think it's undeniable that basic citizens' rights and freedoms are less respected in Middle Eastern societies than they are here.
All evidence suggests that there would be a more violent reaction if something like this happened with the Koran in the Middle East.
I really don't like what this pastor is doing, and I don't think that America is a perfect example of tolerance, but I think it's undeniable that basic citizens' rights and freedoms are less respected in Middle Eastern societies than they are here.
Given the level of gun crime in your country, if an Imam attempted to publicly burn a Bible in America, it highly probable that there would be a violent outcome.
Trying to compare the rights afforded in different jurisdictions is pointless for a number of reasons.
The law protecting the right of the pastor, is tantamount to the law which protected the rights of the Nazi's.
The pastors rights and the Nazi rights are protected under their respective laws.
You are blowing your creditability you might have had comparing these 2 events. There is a huge difference between burning a book and murdering millions of people.
We recognize his right to burn any book he purchases. We may not agree to his actions but it is part if the freedoms that we have that you will never understand.
Next he might want to write a book or do an editorial cartoon that might offend you. I support that right also.
No, you are wrong.
Go read the Constitution, 1st Amendment.
Not wrong actually.
Rights enshrined by the Nuremburg Laws, gave legal justification for acts which in any normal society would be considered wrong.
Citing laws does not condone the act permitted.
If it did, every Nazi would and should have walked away scot free.
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