One thing that really bothers me here is that half the opposition to the Quran burning is that it will cause Muslim's to act irrationally and violently, leading to more terrorism, more suicide bombings and more attacks against troops in Afghanistan.
For many, the whole "it's disgustingly disrespectful" idea seems lost. It's "we shouldn't provoke Muslims... those people are crazy!!!". In other words, half of the opposition to the Quran burning Islamophobia is OUT OF ISLAMOPHOBIA.
But of course those that DO act irrationally are not doing themselves any favours and only serves to condemn the majority. The burning of American flags in Indonesia in response to this small church just shows that there just seems to be idiots all around. It's quite depressing. It's like that bumper sticker says... the more people I know, the more I like my dog.
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