Quote Originally Posted by david petley View Post
Easy answer - Yes. I would find it very disturbing.

...and stupid, and symbolic, and have nothing to do with the book. Thoughts can't be destroyed by fire.
Point #1: People who burn books are jerks because it's ineffective at destroying thoughts.

Quote Originally Posted by david petley View Post
This incident in Florida is theatre for the lowest common denominator and demonstrates how easy it is to live a free country, with free speech and justice for all, and yet use that free speech to demonstrate total intolerance of other points of view and promote hatred and fear.
Point #2: People who burn books are jerks because it promotes intolerance and hate.

These are two separate points that you've switched between. My question is regarding point 2. Do you think that people who desecrate symbols that are important to a lot of people are jerks because it promotes intolerance and hate?