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In reply to the discussion: Not liking an offensive movie is not an excuse to riot and kill people. [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Nobody's saying the ambassador somehow "deserved" what happened to him. Your comparison doesn't really hold up, on that principle.
A closer example is, say, Uganda. I'm sure you're aware of legislation they're pushing through in that nation that would institute the death penalty for committing a homosexual act, correct? if not, i suppose you are now. Of course the men pushing this law will bear the bulk of hte responsibility for the deaths it will cause (and IS causing, actually - apparently Ugandan homophobes are proactve)
But what about the US congregations funding the initiative? What about the ministers who are telling the Ugandans that what they're doing is right, moral, godly?
it's not about trying to assign blame to the victim - the victim is clearly free from any blame, in the case of the ambassador, and in both your examples and mine.
It's about delivering an appropriate portion of blame to the ringleaders who are inciting what's going on.