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Ask Soylent - How to Treat Intolerance in a Tolerant Society?

posted by n1 on Sunday April 13 2014, @06:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the anyone-who-disagrees-will-be-shot dept.

Fluffeh writes:

It has been a little while now that this fledgling community has been around and it remains one of my favorite stories about communities. A splinter of a much larger community took it upon themselves to challenge the rest and make a move to a new home. Shedding the shackles that were being placed on them was a bold move, but one that has been fantastic.

The community here is great, but here is my question. Overall, we are amazingly tolerant of others, of the choices they make, and of their beliefs. I would then be curious, if we are such a tolerant group, how do we address intolerance in our ranks? I recently came across what I can only say filled me with pity and sadness. I find it saddening that in this day and age, and especially in this group, there are still such hate-filled people.

But this poses a question: how does a group that is tolerant deal with intolerance within it's ranks? Does our acceptance of others extend to accepting someone that has thoughts and beliefs which are far from the norm within this community, or is there a limit placed on how far from our own values a member of the community may be?

 
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  • (Score: 2) by khallow on Sunday April 13 2014, @11:58PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday April 13 2014, @11:58PM (#31060) Journal

    If it helps: Tolerating intolerance is not tolerance.

    Your title is appropriate. No, your statement doesn't help because tolerating anything, including intolerance is tolerance - by definition.

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  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Monday April 14 2014, @02:01AM

    by Tork (3914) on Monday April 14 2014, @02:01AM (#31098)

    That's what's funny about certain words in the English language. When applied to themselves they create a paradox. A literal one, anyway. When all is said and done, it isn't Webster who rules on hypocrisy.

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    • (Score: 2) by khallow on Monday April 14 2014, @11:19AM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 14 2014, @11:19AM (#31239) Journal

      There's no paradox here.

      • (Score: 2) by Tork on Monday April 14 2014, @03:24PM

        by Tork (3914) on Monday April 14 2014, @03:24PM (#31335)
        Cool.
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    • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday April 14 2014, @05:00PM

      by tangomargarine (667) on Monday April 14 2014, @05:00PM (#31388)

      When applied to themselves they create a paradox. A literal one, anyway.

      Ummm...is there such a thing as a figurative paradox?

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      • (Score: 2) by Tork on Monday April 14 2014, @05:15PM

        by Tork (3914) on Monday April 14 2014, @05:15PM (#31399)
        Hah. I do think I picked the wrong word. I didn't mean 'literal' as in "it really was a paradox!" but I was trying to mean "literal as in it's a word-paradox". You're right, though, I picked the wrong word... now I'm not sure what word I was supposed to use. Any ideas?
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        • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday April 14 2014, @05:23PM

          by tangomargarine (667) on Monday April 14 2014, @05:23PM (#31408)

          I'm not sure I have a firm enough grasp of what you're trying to communicate to make any suggestions, unfortunately...

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          • (Score: 2) by Tork on Monday April 14 2014, @05:49PM

            by Tork (3914) on Monday April 14 2014, @05:49PM (#31426)
            In other words: It's the vague definition of the word causing the paradox, not the event itself.
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            • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday April 14 2014, @06:38PM

              by tangomargarine (667) on Monday April 14 2014, @06:38PM (#31463)

              "Ambiguity"?

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