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Re: “family-safe” ? (Re: Lavender Brick Society)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Date:
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Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:00:39 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lee Meyer wrote:
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It’s rather
hypocritical to be tolerant (read ‘approving’) of only those people who are
tolerant of you, and intolerant of those you feel are intolerant of you.
Basically this is a kindergarten mindset of “I’ll like you if you like me,
but I’ll hate you if you hate me.” Welcome to the new tolerance.
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If I get you, you’re saying that people can only be considered “tolerant” when
they are willing to endure any level of abuse from all comers. Is that right?
By placing “tolerant” in a position that no human being can reach, you eliminate
the word from the useful vocabulary. Further, your assertion, as I read it, is
that anyone who is unable to reach this unreachable state of grace is
significantly immature.
I call horsepucky.
Chris (Who wonders why common expressions for equine excrement or OK, but the
much more common expression for the excrement of male bovines is not.)
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) No, you didn't get it. What I am saying is that YOU tolerate only those that believe the way you do, and anyone who does not agree with you you automatically place into the homophobic, hateful camp, whether they actually are homophobic or they (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) If intolerance is supposed to be a criteria for cancelling posts, most of the homosexualists' posts would also have to be pulled off as well. It's rather hypocritical to be tolerant (read 'approving') of only those people who are tolerant of (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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