• Asidonhopo@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    America would have been better off if Waco was the start of hundreds of similar raids on the pedophile cult compounds around the country, regardless of how poorly and unethically executed they were. Christian nationalism and extreme cult behavior is a blight on this nation that needed/needs to be eradicated, and neglecting their very real threat is leading to the nation’s demise.

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      Hard disagree. They literally killed almost all the kids lmao. Hate Christians as much as you want, that’s a right I support you having. Hate whoever you want why ever you want. But setting the precedent that you abolish religious groups by any means necessary (like prolonged torture and firebombing) will absolutely not lead to good outcomes or a good state. Giving Carte Blanche to eradicate groups of suspected behavior like that is how you end up with a whole lot of innocent deaths. To be clear, I believe he was a pedophile and should have individually been prosecuted along with many of the adults who went along with it. I don’t think a multi month torture session followed by firebombing was the right move. Advocating for more like it is wild.