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Right. Because burning a fundamentalist's most holy book is the best way to promote a reasonable debate on the subject. It wasn't to goad the extremists at all? Because that's really what it looks like to me. It's like me raising the issue of fights outside pubs by punching someone's girlfriend outside a pub.
It's clear you don't believe it's a good way to use his free speech, but that's the beauty of free speech: he doesn't have to ask your permission first.
I don't think extremist-baiting is anything more than pointless self-aggrandizing. It's been obvious to the whole world that extremism is bad, ever since extremists flew planes into buildings in 2001. There is no point to make. We know. Stop pointlessly winding them up and boosting their cause. Do you think the extremists are personally hurt by it? No. They love it when someone does something like this. It shows they are right by proving how terrible the infidels are. They gain followers and the cycle of hatred churns on. Thanks for using your free speech to make the world a little bit shittier for everyone.
I think you have a well-reasoned position. He feels differently. Perhaps you need to come to terms with democracy, and how different people are permitted different opinions?