09-12-2018, 02:05 PM
Thinking back on this thread and these outcry of "Obama isn't being civil" or that he's breaking "norms" puts me in mind of the right's cried of the "intolerant left" when "the left" speaks out against Nazis marching in the streets.
The right wants everyone else to be quiet and just let them do their thing, say whatever they want. Period.
If anyone questions or resists any part of their movement it is being "intolerant" of others. As if their support of the alt-right, destroying the environment, etc should just be left go.
It's a new normal where the worst people can say the worst things and claim they are offended that someone, who is tolerant of others, spoke up.
They don't get that you don't have to be tolerant of ideas and actions and words that harm others.
Go ahead and support Trump. Criticize gays, transgender, immigrants, whatever. You have a right to do that. You don't have a right to pretend that the people speaking aren't being "tolerant" or "civil" toward hateful words and ideas.
The right wants everyone else to be quiet and just let them do their thing, say whatever they want. Period.
If anyone questions or resists any part of their movement it is being "intolerant" of others. As if their support of the alt-right, destroying the environment, etc should just be left go.
It's a new normal where the worst people can say the worst things and claim they are offended that someone, who is tolerant of others, spoke up.
They don't get that you don't have to be tolerant of ideas and actions and words that harm others.
Go ahead and support Trump. Criticize gays, transgender, immigrants, whatever. You have a right to do that. You don't have a right to pretend that the people speaking aren't being "tolerant" or "civil" toward hateful words and ideas.
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