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I think we are fortunate that these particular extremists exercise their righteousness by being complete and total assholes to the tenth power. In other parts of the world extremist tools are sending Downs Syndrome kids into crowds with remotely controlled explosives strapped to their bodies.
I am more concerned with the circles the WBC'ers move in. Their friends and neighbours who stand proudly and say "Yep, they're my buddies and I support celebrating the deaths of servicemen and children." Are the WBC Outliers, or are they self-identified elements of a larger, silent crowd of like-minded people?
It would be nice if the placards could be put down, the tire-slashing knives left at home, and people could actually have dialogue about what concerns them instead of this horrible circus of pain and mutual outrage.
But that is asking for a bit much. We are still a primitive race, and I guess we're lucky that the WBC types are not engaged in all-out rioting during funerals. The minimal restraint they show in order to pay lip service to the laws that allow them to behave as they do is at least a step up from the crap that is merrily boiling away in parts of the Middle East and Africa.
So in that regard, answering the OP - I'm OK with this too. Because I think tire slashing and denial of assistance is a more measured response than having mourners beat the WBC'ers to death with fence posts and stones. It is much harder to dialogue when actual physical harm to people is happening.
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