10-19-2020, 04:06 PM
(10-19-2020, 03:43 PM)Dill Wrote: *I don't know that there is a "large portion of the left that never claimed to be tolerant." There is not a very large left in the US, and in my estimation most of those are non-violent groups/individuals who support tolerance. Perhaps this depends upon how one defines and counts the left. I have counted you a leftist on this message board, along with my self and a few others, like Dino. But none of us has yet supported suppression of free speech that I am aware of.
It also depends on how you define tolerant and where you draw the line. Trump tics the fascist boxes pretty well, so do we have to tolerate support of fascism? This is a very serious question because fascism is a little bit different than just the difference between conservatism and liberalism.
Don't misconstrue this with me supporting the violence against protesters, this is merely me discussing the question of where tolerance really ends.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
