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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: 3, Insightful) by dalek on Saturday April 29, @12:32PM
We're not judging you for the sins of your family. We're judging you for your own sins.
You weren't alive in the 19th century. None of us was alive during that time. We aren't responsible for slavery. I don't know hold old you are, but I certainly was born well after Brown v. Board of Education, so I am not responsible for segregation.
However, ending segregation and ending slavery didn't instantly undo the effects that those evils had on people. It's illegal to directly impose segregation, whether it's in housing, schools, or public establishments. Despite this, a lot of American cities are still very segregated to this day. That segregation also corresponds with differences in education, wealth, and the opportunity for upward mobility in society. Although it's illegal to have policies that directly segregate people according to race, segregation has not ended. A Black person living in the inner city does not have equal opportunity compared with a white person living in the suburbs. I know this very well from living in one of the most segregated cities in America.
Although you're definitely not responsible for slavery, and I highly doubt you're responsible for directly imposing segregation, you certainly can do something about the situation right now. You can work toward providing equal opportunity for everyone. A Black person living in the inner city deserves the same opportunity as a white person living in the suburbs. Even if you can't directly change the situation, you can still be honest enough to acknowledge that the problem is real. The first step toward addressing the problem is admitting that there is a problem. Even if you don't have any direct influence on policy, you can still express support for efforts to help Black people in our inner cities have equal opportunity as the white people living in the suburbs. Your problem is that you oppose providing equal opportunity. You could support policies that would provide a more equal level of opportunity for Black people living in inner cities. Instead, you falsely claim that it's just an effort to enslave white people. By spreading FUD, you're working to maintain segregation.
I'm not judging you for anything your family did. I'm not judging you for being white. Those are things you can't control. I'm judging you based on your words and your actions, because those are in your control. This isn't about your family tree or your race. This is about you and your actions.