There seems to be deep misunderstanding why this is troublesome.

The Government burning any book is bad.

A private citizen should be allowed to burn any book he/she wants.

A private citizen will still be allowed and protected to burn any book he or she wishes, in private.

Like you can be gay in muslim country, just in private.

You can still burn the Quran at home according to the law.

Thats a very thin defence. The point is that private citizens should be allowed to burn their own belongings as a form of protest/expression. That’s effectively been banned now.

You’re not allowed to be naked in public. Doesn’t matter if you want to protest jeans. You can’t be naked.

You’re not allowed to take a shit on the curb outside of whatever you want to protest either.

You’re not allowed to burn flags of forgein nations.

plenty of expressions that can be used to protest are banned. What’s so different here? You can still burn as many books as you want in your own backyard. You just can’t do it at the town square.

And as a final note. It’s a proposition. It hasn’t been voted on. How about you save your outrage until they’ve actually decided on what to do?

Noone is talking about indecent exposure or defecating in public, we’re taking about burning your own possession.

I’d also argue a private citizen should be allowed to burn any flag they want. It’s the same thing as with books.

you know in most places it is illegal to start any fire in public? You are not allowed to start a campfire on a public plaza or barbeque in most parks already. Why should there be a specific exception for burning things to incite hatred and violence against people?

All of that is fine. Limit where you can burn something, limit the toxicity of the item burned, but do not limit burning things based on “offense”.

You need to see the difference between limiting something because it’s dangerous vs causing offense. That is a dangerous road no democratic government should go down.

Point is. There are plenty of things we can’t do.

What purpose does a public book burning serve beyond provoking and insulting?

That’s why it’s not allowed to burn forgein flags. It’s just a means to insult a group of people in public.

Now, I’m not for a ban on book burning, religious or otherwise. If you have the permit go nuts. But the arguments people present are just really really bad.

The point is, you brining up things we can’t do outside of the burning symbols discussion is irrelevant. We’re not allowed to slap people, therefore we should not be allowed to criticize the government simply does not follow.

We’re talking about having the right to burn your OWN possessions. The government should not be in the business of deciding what is offensive or isn’t. It’s a slippery slope that can’t end well.

You just can’t do it as a form of protest, which should be protected under free speech

Hate speech is not protected speech and people advocating for hate speech as “freeze peaches” usually want to abolish the actual freedom of speech

Is it “hate speech” when people are protesting against an oppressive, evil ideology? Would it still be hate speech if someone burned a Bible?

it depends on the form of protest and yes burning the bible in public is hate speech and not a constructive criticism of christianity or the churches, were i’d be happy to join in as there is a lot to criticise. But that criticism can and should be voiced without burning bibles.

Should criticism be able to be voiced without burning literature? Yes. Do I think climate activists should be able to be heard without disrupting people’s commutes by blocking traffic? Yes.

Unfortunately, sometimes activists are ignored without an unusual act of protest, and protests should not be considered hate speech unless they’re directly calling for violence towards a group. I don’t think burning a book falls under that category.

With all that being said, the government should not be responsible for deciding what a person can or cannot do unless they’re actively hurting another person.

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