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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.
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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Agnes' Law:
Almost everything in life is easier to get into than out of.
(Score: 1) by dalek on Thursday May 18, @06:39AM
A lot of the reporting was based on the Steele Dossier, which has been thoroughly debunked for awhile now. Back in 2021, CNN posted a pretty good discussion of the issues with the dossier: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/18/politics/steele-dossier-reckoning/index.html [cnn.com]. Even so, the Washington Post ran an op-ed harshly criticizing CNN for not drawing more attention to the discrediting of the dossier: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/23/cnn-steele-dossier-reckoning-stelter/ [washingtonpost.com]. Russia did attempt to interfere in the 2016 election, but the media did fail in corroborating the salacious claims in the dossier, and they should reported this accurately. It's an absolute failure of journalistic ethics. CNN and other outlets that reported on the dossier as if it were credible should be harshly criticized for this. They were wrong.
Here's the problem. We also know the narrative pushed about election fraud in 2020 pushed by outlets like Fox, NewsMax, and OANN was absolutely false. As part of the Dominion lawsuit, Tucker Carlson's text messages were obtained. These messages show that Carlson privately knew claims of election fraud were nonsense. But he went on the air and pushed that narrative anyway. It is a fact that Fox hosts were well aware that claims of fraud in the 2020 election were highly suspect, but reported on them as if they were accurate.
If you're going to criticize media outlets like CNN over their reporting of the Steele Dossier, you need to hold Fox, NewsMax, and OANN to the same standard. Unfortunately, the Babylon Bee has completely failed to be intellectually honest. This probably isn't something you should be quoting as if others should take it seriously.
The Steele Dossier has been thoroughly discredited. It should never have been reported on as if it were credible. It's time to hold Fox, NewsMax, and OANN to the same standard about the 2020 election.
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