re: #64 samgak

I’m kind of in two minds about this. I don’t support the vandalism per se, but in a way I’m glad to see it happen. There are a lot of left-liberals who call for restrictions on Koran desecrations and so on, who are pro-“tolerance” when it comes to offending Muslims but pro-free-speech when it comes to offending Christians. Having actions like this occur periodically stops cultural amnesia from setting in and reminds people to keep a consistent standard.

That’s more a product of simple fear. The Catholics who carried out this attack are trying to recreate conditions of older days, when offending an outspoken and popular priest was a fearful thing to do. But they’re also emulating the Chicago Outfit in their actions: using attacks to create intimidation. I’m not inclined to support such tactics, given the great damage they have done to my hometown.