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Subject:	Re: Yet another push for thoughtful legislation from Tennessee
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:20:39 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:

This kind of progressive wisdom makes me proud to be a citizen of the greatest nation in the country.

Hmmm, I have to agree with you, Dave! Here is the problem.

Okay, so you have a group of bigots. They have every right to be bigotted (let’s for the sake of argument forsake any governmental affiliations here) and live in their bigotted world. So why do groups such as the ACLU constantly swoop in and stir the pot? If pluralism is valued, why is it only when the values agree with their agenda? It’s always “tolerance, tolerance, tolerance” except regarding the intolerant. Then it’s intolerance and lawsuits.

JOHN

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		Re: Yet another push for thoughtful legislation from Tennessee
I accidentally responded by mail... (...) here) and (...) constantly (...) the (...) People can certainly have their own prejudices, but when they try and pass a law to support their prejudices, then it's fair, and in fact imperative, that people (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Yet another push for thoughtful legislation from Tennessee
(...) Easily answered: because said bigots are trying to limit the freedom of those that they are bigoted against. If, say, a community that was a majority of Gays attempted to ban Christian fundamentalists from their community ("They aren't wanted (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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		Yet another push for thoughtful legislation from Tennessee
(URL) This kind> of progressive wisdom makes me proud to be a citizen of the greatest nation in the country. Dave! (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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