It is a bit fascinating how all these people just can't help but celebrate humans being told how to live, what they can and can't do, what they can call themselves, what healthcare they can access...people who they have zero connection to and have no affect on their lives. It's just something a rational person can't really grasp. But then you remember most of them were raised in churches where they were taught to follow all sorts of irrational rules just because. They only know that someone has said "this bad" and they grab the torch and run with it. They had to follow all sorts of nonsense to be the person they are, so others should too. It's really all they know. And because ultimately religion is and us vs them club, the only stance to take is one of war.
It makes psychological sense for this to be the outcome, but, uhm, maybe we could stop indoctrinating kids at some point, so they don't grow up to be bigoted hateful #######s? I dunno, just spitballing here.
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