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[-] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No. They are saying if group A, who has a long history of widespread pedophilia protection is going to get in, group B, who's biggest issues are these, isn't worth proactively trying to stop, especially when they both align on the principal at hand.

[-] leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 month ago

My take on that is that is that its entirely possible to disagree with and not support any number of bad groups. I definitely wouldn't want my kids exposed to either group.

The issues raised in this story are to do with education, but the issues with both groups are concerning and go beyond education. I'm not sure not opposing one of them because they're not as established as the other or less awful than the other is really valid. Being less awful is not equal to not awful at all.

[-] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

They don't want to be their either, the point is to force the state's hand to either back off on religion in school, or have them pass unarguably unconstitutional laws and then rake them over it. There is also no perfect hero, or solution, so I am willing to not appose an organization that is working towards getting both parties kicked out, despite being run by assholes. They are just assholes, the other are monsters.

[-] leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 month ago

No, they're not just assholes. If they were just that, nobody would give a shit. I understand what you think they're doing and I understand why you think it's a good thing. As I said to someone else, there's literally no way for anyone to summarise everything. You can either watch it or not, I can't make you.

It's an oddity of the whole situation that 90% of the 'ordinary' members of TST are good people who want good things, but the owners of TST (and they are the owners, TST is also a registered business as well as a tax-exempt religion) are really not and they have absolute control over it.

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