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I think Katrin and vbo primarily is discussing religious sentiments, while you are primarily discussing policy.
This is kind of how I read the last days discussion:
n=1 print "vbo: new diary, religious sentiment" While (n<500) { n++ Jake: religious sentiment? law! Katrin: law? religious sentiment! If(n is evenly divided by twenty) TBG: Hierarchial organisation! If(n is evenly divided by thirty) Migeru: PN }
(In an attempt to divert the discussion this is intentionally inconsequent coding. Also: attempt at humor. May backfire if temperaments are still heated, hence disclaimer.)
That makes it a discussion about policy, not whether their sentiments are justified as sentiments (a much lower standard).
I personally reserve judgment on the merits of their outrage because I have not seen the performance, and am not particularly interested in the performance. I just note that outrage, no matter how sincere, is not a valid basis for policymaking.
Bluntly put, legislating based on momentary outrage gives you shit laws. Religious outrage might make those laws God's shit, but they'll still be shit.
- Jake Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.
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