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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 Sunday April 30, @01:56AM
It's a myth that there is substantial support for hiring someone who is less qualified on the basis of race. It's a common talking point, but it's false.
Let's talk about why there isn't equal opportunity. Let's talk about children who live in inner city neighborhoods and have to fear for their safety going to and from school. Let's talk about children who might have a parent in prison, where the other parent struggles to pay the bills. Let's talk about children who attend public schools in those inner city neighborhoods, where the quality of education is substantially inferior to wealthier areas, which diminishes the opportunity for those children to attend college and to be qualified for those jobs. By the numbers, the children living in conditions like that are disproportionately Black. They don't have equal opportunity, not even close. That is the lasting effect of segregation, decades after it was outlawed. There most certainly is not equal opportunity.
Those are not the words of a sane person, nor are they the words of a person who has a firm grasp on reality. Any person who is mentally healthy would say that we need to find some way to avoid turning to violence. They wouldn't cheer on killing people who disagree with them. I don't care if it's one person, 20 people, or 20 million people. This isn't about a number. It's about you wanting to kill people who disagree with you. You've completely dehumanized those people. I cannot fathom that a person who is mentally healthy would hold such views. Despite the vile things you've said, I won't respond in kind. Instead, I choose to forgive you for what you've said. Although I despise what you've said, I don't want to bring any harm upon you at all.
For your own good, please seek a psychiatric evaluation if you haven't already received one. You're not behaving normally nor rationally. Your words are not those of a healthy person. I sincerely hope you receive treatment and can improve your quality of life. I only wish I'd realized what's going on with you sooner. If so, I'd have chosen my words much more carefully in my previous comments.