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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?
(Score: 1) by q.kontinuum on Monday April 14 2014, @05:10AM
Oh, and btw: I don't care if such a post contains some hidden true points. The fact that it starts as a racist piece of crap renders it unfit for any further consideration. The same guy might start a different discussion when he's sober, and raise some valid points there. Or others can raise these points in their posts, preferably without referencing this article. The article in question is a piece of emotional hate-speech, and as such deserves only contempt and emotional support for the targeted group; the comment-section of that article is burned for any rational discussion.
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