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.
Reply to: Re:Karl Popper said it...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 06, @07:18PM
by Anonymous Coward
on Saturday May 06, @07:18PM (#1305044)
Now the tricky part, learn from history! All the biggest fears of modern conservatives are ignorant nonsense hiding the real problems from conservative institutions.
Trans groomers? Nope, repressed religious fanatics grooming and abusing your kids.
Grabbing yer guns? Nope, conservatives have passed most gun restrictions and promoted dangerous gun liberties, a weird paradox. Remember the 2x popular vote loser saying they should take guns first and worry about due process later? Lefties member them berries.
Taxes? Lololol loser boy cemented much higher taxes for da plebes to give the richie richers more tax breaks. More socialism for those with all the wealth, punishment for everyone else.
Please let us know when you care to deal with the real world, which will include not supporting fascist traitors if you don't want to be lumped in with them.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 06, @07:18PM
Now the tricky part, learn from history! All the biggest fears of modern conservatives are ignorant nonsense hiding the real problems from conservative institutions.
Trans groomers? Nope, repressed religious fanatics grooming and abusing your kids.
Grabbing yer guns? Nope, conservatives have passed most gun restrictions and promoted dangerous gun liberties, a weird paradox. Remember the 2x popular vote loser saying they should take guns first and worry about due process later? Lefties member them berries.
Taxes? Lololol loser boy cemented much higher taxes for da plebes to give the richie richers more tax breaks. More socialism for those with all the wealth, punishment for everyone else.
Please let us know when you care to deal with the real world, which will include not supporting fascist traitors if you don't want to be lumped in with them.