This is a thorough once-over giving the lie to the "conservatives'" self-serving bullshit squealing that "Butbutbutbutbut if you don't tolerate my intolerance you're a hypocrite!" The short version, as put forth in the article, is this: tolerance is a peace treaty, not a suicide pact.
Put another way, it's social technology, just like laws. It allows us, in an ever-more-connected global society, to exist and function. Like a treaty it covers those, and only those, who are party to it.
This means that if you're a genocidal fucking psychopath then no, Virginia, we do not have to "tolerate" your unhinged ramblings. You are cancer in the body politic. You have gleefully ripped your human card to shreds and dropped the pieces in an incinerator, cackling like a hyena on PCP at how you have "owned the libs." You have placed yourselves outside the treaty. We are not obligated to put up with your shit.
tl;dr: if you can't behave like a civilized human being, don't be surprised when you get treated like a rabid animal. Read and be better, or don't, it's your choice, but don't bitch when you get your find-outs.
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(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 30, @03:14AM
(6 children)
by Anonymous Coward
on Sunday April 30, @03:14AM (#1303994)
And, I certainly hope that most are progressives. The child groomers. The abortion rights people. The guys who feel they are justified competing in women's sports. The dumb sons of bitches who vote for Senile Joe.
Back at'cha, you fucking nazi traitor to America! I hope, like we all hope, that you live a long and peaceful life, and stop being such a violence-insighting asshole! Watch out for the Dark Brandon, Runsaway! He's gonna gitchya!!
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 06, @08:12AM
(4 children)
by Anonymous Coward
on Saturday May 06, @08:12AM (#1304981)
I think it is part of janrinok's unguided spam mod program, designed to down mod [by a -10] anyone who does not swear fealty to him. Cf. Charles the Turd's inauguration. Brit bastards. One Ireland, one island, one people, and fuck the Anglish!
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 08, @08:49AM
(2 children)
by Anonymous Coward
on Monday May 08, @08:49AM (#1305258)
I thought, according to turgid, that only British subjects were bound by law to not say anti-royalist, gay things. Or was that DeSanitas? So why was this comment spam modded?
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 30, @03:14AM (6 children)
Back at'cha, you fucking nazi traitor to America! I hope, like we all hope, that you live a long and peaceful life, and stop being such a violence-insighting asshole! Watch out for the Dark Brandon, Runsaway! He's gonna gitchya!!
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 30, @09:51AM (5 children)
Can anyone explain to me how this comment ended up being spam modded? Bueller?
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 06, @08:12AM (4 children)
I think it is part of janrinok's unguided spam mod program, designed to down mod [by a -10] anyone who does not swear fealty to him. Cf. Charles the Turd's inauguration. Brit bastards. One Ireland, one island, one people, and fuck the Anglish!
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07, @11:41AM (3 children)
Scot's liberation now! Free the Stone of Scone! And #FreeC0lo!!!!1!!
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 08, @08:49AM (2 children)
I thought, according to turgid, that only British subjects were bound by law to not say anti-royalist, gay things. Or was that DeSanitas? So why was this comment spam modded?
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 08, @09:23PM (1 child)
Found the Brexiteer Royalist!! G'day, Janrinok!
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Tuesday May 09, @06:21AM