I keep reading from people like the person to whom you linked about how religious people are being persecuted, which seems odd because clearly nobody is trying to force them to change their individual beliefs; they have the same right to their own personal beliefs as everyone else. But as near as I make it out, when you've been yourself oppressing other groups, removing your ability to oppress those groups is perceived as persecution by the heretofore top-dog group. In other words, some of these religious people perceive that their existing ability to dictate other people's rights is "normal," and that removing that from them somehow means that they're being oppressed. Hah! They should try real oppression sometime and see how much they like it.
Of course, some of what they're doing might be projection: assuming that the Other will do what they would do if they were In Charge.
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Date: 2012-11-14 08:35 pm (UTC)Of course, some of what they're doing might be projection: assuming that the Other will do what they would do if they were In Charge.