Effective Counter-Protest at Comic-Con

I love it. Thank you for sharing!

Yeah, once Trickster energy comes to the party, you might as well pack up your overly serious attitude and go home. The more you try to fight it, the stupider you will look.

I think they're nuts, but I believe that nuts have a right to express their opinions too, as long as they don't harm other people in the process. On this particular occasion, America's ideals worked. That's a good thing.

>>It's not 'a group of Baptists'. It's the Westboro Baptist Church. The Baptists officially disavow them - meaning that while they have "Baptist" in their name, they are not 'a group of Baptists.' Your craft is words - you should understand the difference.<<

As I explained in another reply, I believe in people's right to choose their own labels. If I want people to respect mine, and my friends', then I have to honor theirs -- even if I think the label isn't a very good match for the contents of the package.

>>Second, having foci is *not* the same as idol worship. The power of foci, of symbols, should not be diluted or confused by calling it 'idol worship', and trying to do that to emphasize the strength or positive nature of it is as *idiotic* as the Westboros calling it idol worship to emphasize their view of it as negative.<<

It's not the same, but it is related. I think that "idol worship" outside a purely religious context is kind of silly. But there is a point about symbols and energy exchange and the amount passionate attachment.

>>Professional trolls. Their primary source of income is suing people who lose control and take a swing at them. Therefore, their goal is to annoy people to violence.<<

Now that part ought to be illegal. One has a right to express one's opinion; one does not have a right to torment other people. *ponder* But I'm not sure there's a way to frame that so as to penalize professional trolling without also having a chilling effect on free expression.