Sigh... I promised myself that I would stay away from this awful thread. But like picking at a scab, I come back to re-open the wounds...
Oh no; the hypocracy of the left is revealed!
Alternatively, maybe, just maybe, we are more likely to criticise the actions of Hungary, Poland and christians because that's where we live. Earlier in this thread I discuss life in Poland and criticise the Catholic church - because that's where I live now and have done for a long time. I can see the damage laid bare of the way the church - and in then in turn the Polish government - talks about how the LGBTQ+ community is seeking to destroy the fabric of Polish life. I can and will happily dunk on the actual hypocracy of christians - who are told (yet many - not all - choose to ignore) to "love thy neighbour", "turn the other cheek" and generally be cool and chill by the very person after whom their relgion is named - from a position of knowledge and familiarity. I don't have as much experience in muslim countries (although I do have some), so am less likely to comment about that. I expect most people are the same. Ultimately the question of where I'd prefer to live is irrelevant because I live in Poland. I wouldn't want to live in a worse country; I'd rather things were better here.
As for this 'attack on christianity' stuff, it all comes from perceptions of power. Whatever christian sect you follow has probably seen primacy for centuries. There are very few countries where it is illegal to be christian (e.g. North Korea), as opposed to much of the planet where it's illegal to be Gay - indeed it was illegal in nearly all countries until very very recently. In reality, christianity's power has gone unchecked for so long that any questioning or reduction in power feels like an 'attack', when in actual fact now when people say awful things, they get called on it and face consequences. Going from having the stage to yourself, to having to share the stage with other voices probably feels a bit like your voice is being erased, but in reality it's society acknowledging that other voices are equally valid and important.
Additionally, many countries still place religion at the front and centre of national identity (e.g. Poland, USA) so therefore an attack on the church is effectivley an attack on the power structures of the state. It's not always a 'hate crime' when someone burns down (or seeks to burn down) a church when they are not attacking christians as such, but what it represents. Note the difference between attacking the representations of power and attacking actual people and indivduals, which is what the church often advocates for. To clarify in case someone raises the point; in this argument police officers are also representations of state power.
In other words, if your institution instructs others to hate me for not other reason than because of who I am, and then has the backing of powerfiul structures and systems, maybe I'll want to fight back. Maybe I'll consider burning something. After all, they threw the first punch centuries ago and have kept hitting.
