RIP Brenneman's Career.

[CJD]

(08-23-2020, 02:13 PM)McC Wrote: I'm not claiming anything like that.  I'm saying that once a certain group receives the level of tolerance they require,  it's quite ironic how intolerant they become.  It's the human condition, it's the corrupting component of power. 

He said a stupid thing.  He lost his job and probably his career.  But wait, that's not enough.  There must be revenge.  The entire Reds organization must be punished.  The whole network must be made to pay.  All of MLB must pay.  The whole past has to be avenged.  It's the current crazy notion that the past can be erased in the here and now.

In today's world, people have the naive notion that bias and prejudice and hatred can be eliminated, despite the thousands of years of evidence that such a thing will never happen.  And the only hope for that to ever happen, which is understanding and love, get buried under loud outcries for punishment.  This need for revenge creates push back and resentment and just deepens the issue and widens the divide.

I may be out of the loop, but I have not seen the argument that the Reds or the network or MLB must pay because Thom said an intolerant thing. If someone did say that, I agree with you that it's absurd. But I disagree that people "become intolerant" once they receive the level of tolerance they require. I think this is beginning to spiral a bit.

Thom said an intolerant thing. He's being suspended and possibly fired for his intolerant thing, which is the organization's right to do so (and, in my opinion, the correct thing to do) and that is almost certainly where it will end. 

As far as the notion that prejudice can be eliminated, maybe it is impossible. But we can strive for it, can't we? Like, say someone reveals themselves to be homophobic, right? Maybe that person shouldn't be broadcast into the homes of thousands of people every night to, possibly, spread his ideals. Don't you think that's a reasonable goal?

You may never be able to eliminate hatred, but you can at least attempt to de-platform it.