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Journal by Azuma Hazuki
Tolerance Is Not A Moral Precept.

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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04, @12:16AM (13 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04, @12:16AM (#1304622)
    I'd tease you about not even bothering to follow a topic you're really hot-headed about even when it dominates the news cycle for a week, but you've participated in discussions about it. My take is is that you don't research anything at all and instead need me to seed you with something to argue with.
  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday May 04, @03:59AM (11 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 04, @03:59AM (#1304648) Journal

    I'd tease you about not even bothering to follow a topic you're really hot-headed about even when it dominates the news cycle for a week, but you've participated in discussions about it.

    Or shows that I'm not hot-headed about this subject. When your narrative disagrees with reality, it's not reality that's wrong.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04, @07:54AM (10 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04, @07:54AM (#1304690)

      And what do you do when reality is wrong? Narrow it down! ”My take is that I’m right because your judgement of my narrative irrelevant unless an unspecified individual is ruled innocent, not guilty doesn’t count for my convenience.”

      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday May 04, @10:41PM (9 children)

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 04, @10:41PM (#1304836) Journal
        Show what you just posted is even remotely relevant to this thread.
        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04, @11:49PM (8 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04, @11:49PM (#1304839)
          > ... how what you just posted is even remotely relevant to this thread.

          Game, set, match.
          • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday May 06, @07:03PM (7 children)

            by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 06, @07:03PM (#1305037) Journal
            Indeed. I wonder how long it will take you to realize that you're the one who lost that match.
            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07, @04:18AM (6 children)

              by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07, @04:18AM (#1305092)
              All you've really done is give me a glimpse into your own insecurities.
              • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday May 07, @06:14AM (5 children)

                by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 07, @06:14AM (#1305096) Journal
                Then you haven't been paying attention. No surprise there.
                • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07, @06:55AM (4 children)

                  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07, @06:55AM (#1305100)
                  shrug.
                  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday May 07, @07:06AM (3 children)

                    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 07, @07:06AM (#1305101) Journal
                    I suggest you perform a simple exercise. Look over everything you wrote in this thread and look for any concrete, provable facts in what you wrote. Most of it will be "shrug". Some will be crap whining about how mean broad groups supposedly are without a single fact to support those claims. My bet is that's it. You will find that you said nothing.

                    Perhaps next time you can something other than "shrug".
                    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07, @07:42AM (2 children)

                      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07, @07:42AM (#1305103)

                      Insecurity, right there. Now we know specifically where it is. Not that it’s a big revelation or anything, since you’ve been counting the years.

                      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07, @09:51AM (1 child)

                        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07, @09:51AM (#1305109)

                        shrug

                        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 08, @04:30PM

                          by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 08, @04:30PM (#1305316)

                          www.dictionary.com

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04, @06:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04, @06:54PM (#1304791)

    . My take is is that you don't research anything at all and instead need me to seed you with something to argue with.

    Strange, that is the exact behavior of a prototype LLM AI! Khallow is a machine! (I knew it!)