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[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 11 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (4 children)

Killing for religion is something I don't understand.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

And yet it's a tale as old as humanity. I sometimes wonder if I'm wrong, because I'm literally not that into anything. The list of things I'd kill for is super small. Shit, I was in the Marines, and halfway through my enlistment I was like what the fuck, and count myself lucky I didn't have to go to war. At that time, my biggest fear was that I'd have to kill someone because they were going to kill one of my guys, a real head fuck for someone who doesn't want to kill anyone.

Yeah, killing, just not for me. And I've given my opinion online before, and people have talked very cavalier about killing, and I've always just imagined it would be the kind of thing that you would never, ever stop thinking about, whether you were justified in doing so or not.

So yeah, to be so into something unproven that you're willing to kill for it, I kinda envy it. I want to know what that's like, because I just cannot get my head around it.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 12 hours ago

No different from killing for an ideology which lots of people around here seem to endorse.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Every time I read a headline about Iran, I hear the acoustic riff in my head...

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Phew, I'm glad at least one person got it.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 hours ago

Your comment got me to relisten to all of Rust in Peace, so rock on. 🀘

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Think of it like this:

It's people who were gonna murk kids anyway, this is just the best excuse for them to lean into because you're supposed to respect it.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 hours ago

You're right, I'm embarrassed for not catching that