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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
Let me break it down to you like this
1) The title and premise of this thread is inherently hypocritical
2) Political leanings are no indication of intolerance or incivility, as both exists across the spectrum. This is evidenced by the reality that...
3) The overwhelming majority of American liberals really aren't liberal, and many of them are quite fascist. So pointing out intolerant conservatives (or anything) usually comes from an argument with no moral authority.
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PhiPsiRuss, please give me specifics. I'm not one to accept random statements without reasons for them.
1)How is a thread that points out one instance of intolerance, and asks others' opinions on it, hypocritical? If you mean that I, myself, am intolerant of certain views, I think I already made myself clear that that is not the point I wanted to make and apologize if that is what you got from the initial post.
2)Unless you somehow misconstrued my statements, which it does seem like it, I never stated at any point throughtout this thread that I believed political leanings are an indication of intolerance or incivility. In fact, I am an advocate of diversity across different political beliefs and affiliations. I do believe, however, that some can show their intolerance in the way they react to others' political beliefs. i.e. Putting down the person, not the idea/belief
3)I do understand the lines have blurred within the political spectrum, which I believe makes things so much more interesting. There rarely exists any pure liberals or pure conservatives. I, myself, share beliefs with both parties on certain issues. However, to call liberals fascist is a bit of an overstatement that I believe is a little absurd --- unless, of course, you can show me that liberals are dictatorial in nature. Then you have truly disproved me and I shall bow down to your wrath.
