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:Racism is not a touchy subject
(Score: 2, Insightful) by dalek on Sunday April 30, @09:15AM
Let's revisit your solution to prevent mass murder.
If there is another civil war in the US, there WILL BE many millions dead.
And, I certainly hope that most are progressives. The child groomers. The abortion rights people. The guys who feel they are justified competing in women's sports. The dumb sons of bitches who vote for Senile Joe.
Yes, I'd rather see twenty million dead liberals lying in the streets, than to see their progressive heros taking over this country. And, I'll willingly sacrifice five million dead conservatives and independents to put a stop to the progressives.
Twenty million dead progressives? Make it fifty million - it's all the same to me. A future with slavery in it looks pretty damned bleak, no matter whether it's my descendants, or yours, or whoever's. We had a war, ~150 years ago, over a number of issues, including slavery. Today, "liberals" want to go back and explore slavery. Kill 'em all, and let God sort them out.
Apparently you seem to think the way to prevent mass murder is by committing mass murder.
You're not even remotely making sense at this point, and that makes me very concerned for your mental health. I implore you to please seek psychiatric help. It's for your own good. Please reach out and contact a mental health professional, get evaluated, and get treatment. It might be very difficult to admit that you have a problem. There's an unfair stigma about mental health issues, and that's really unfortunate and awful. But any decent person would respect you and support you for seeking treatment. And I assure you that no matter how difficult it might be at the beginning, you'll feel better once you get help. From what I've seen from your posts, I am genuinely concerned for your mental health. Please seek help, for your own good.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by dalek on Sunday April 30, @09:15AM
Let's revisit your solution to prevent mass murder.
Apparently you seem to think the way to prevent mass murder is by committing mass murder.
You're not even remotely making sense at this point, and that makes me very concerned for your mental health. I implore you to please seek psychiatric help. It's for your own good. Please reach out and contact a mental health professional, get evaluated, and get treatment. It might be very difficult to admit that you have a problem. There's an unfair stigma about mental health issues, and that's really unfortunate and awful. But any decent person would respect you and support you for seeking treatment. And I assure you that no matter how difficult it might be at the beginning, you'll feel better once you get help. From what I've seen from your posts, I am genuinely concerned for your mental health. Please seek help, for your own good.