From: masterplum | #059
Its not that black and white. What if a majority of a country belonged to a religion that felt that wearing hats caused you to suffer pain in the after life. Suppose that the majority of those people democratically banned hat wearing because the majority felt that it was in the best interest of everyone to not wear hats, whether they understood it or not.
Would they be at fault? Would you hate the majority for their oppression? Would you hate them for acting in a way that they feel is benevolent and shows that they care about you?
Yes, they would be at fault, because they are taking their beliefs that have no demonstrable basis in reality and forcing everyone who doesn't agree with them to obey them anyway. You don't get to just "think you know what's best" without having any way of showing that it's true and expect it to be forced on everyone. Turn the tables and I bet you wouldn't approve of being thrown in jail if you mentioned your religion at all simply because other people decided, with no convincing proof, that it would be better for you.
They're not being benevolent or caring at all, they're being tyrannical for showing absolutely no respect for anyone but themselves.
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We clasped our hands, our hands in praise of a conquerors right to tyranny