This includes illiberal leftist populists who railed on the Harris/Walz campaign as much as they could, directly & exclusively benefitting fascism. They are just as anti-liberal as MAGA/Trump. They are not allies.
Its not even a paradox of tolerance. Tolerance is a social contract. If you don't abide to the social contract, I do not need to respect your rights that contract would give you.
One of my sisters preaches tolerance to me. I’m atheist. She’s Unitarian. She’s also virulently anti-Catholic though she was confirmed. I was never confirmed but find her anti-Catholicism intolerable and tell her so. Then she preaches tolerance to me.
There's another option: we all shut our mouths and deal with different opinions. We don't have to talk to each other, but neither of us are leaving any time soon, so we might as well put up with each other.
Unfortunately one side here wants to strip LGBT and racial minorities of their rights to exist, so no, I'm not going to sit quietly and abide their "difference of opinion".
Really the entire system needs rewritten. What a perfect time to do it. But the question is, what will be something better, but hasn't already been tried?
I think it's important to build bridges with police officers and not lump them all in with the KKK. Policing as an institution is good, we just need to make sure they are representative of the community they serve.
Oh, I meant the "Can't we all just be friends" question. It just shouldn't be a question at all. I'm all for giving people second chances and seeing the best in people, but I honestly can't for those with zero morals or ethics. Hopefully that makes sense
Can the paradox of tolerance be applied to ppl who come here from problematic countries? 2 years ago I was assaulted by Afghan brothers, who spoke English, but thought that I was a "demon" because of my gender fluidity/my choice in clothing. I moved out of the city after that. it still kinda hurts.
How do you suppose that we have a functioning society then? Because it is impossible to make either side completely change their beliefs to match the other, so there has to be a way that we can agree to disagree and move on with our lives without the constant political hostility dividing everyone.
Read a great article about tolerance. If you view it as a social contract, there is no paradox. You break the social contract, and you are no longer covered by it.
Sadists are the ones on the left. They like to hide behind moral supremacy, but really, the first chance they get, they'll tear you down for not being on board with their group think. All you have is the false understanding of people outside your bubbles.
That’s not what that is, dipshit. Just so you know, our state isn’t very high on the education rankings.
No one is getting beat, tortured, or murdered. That is where they’re gonna send the mass amounts of illegal criminals once they get caught, and before they get sent back to their native country
Actually I think Texas just offered the land -a mere 150,000 acres 1/4 the size of Rhode Island -to the feds. Last I heard they hadn't accepted and besides chicken wire comes from China and when it puts a 600% tariff on it it will become scarcer than hens teeth & the construction workers are illegal
It's not really a paradox. If you tolerate people who hate and want to hurt those who see themselves differently than you, you're better than me. Do you really only tolerate the people who see themselves differently than you? 🤔 Maybe it's me. My dad came out days before he died. It explained a lot.
I’ve always thought our society is supposed to evolve and not devolve but we will have a convicted rapist as our next POTUS and he wants to be a king. What’s next ?
Reality is we need a majority to win an election. Let's stop asking why we lost because we already know. We don't have a majority that have the commitment to vote for their own side.
The idea of remaining friends has become harder and harder for so many of us. Of course we want to see the people that we grew up with and know and love in a certain light. How long however can we ignore their carelessness of how their choices impact humanity.?
For anyone confused on the matter; if the Nazi won’t tolerate the Jewish people, if the KKK won’t tolerate Black lives, and Christian won’t tolerate the the LGBTQ, why in the ever loving fuck should we extend them the same courtesy?
There’s a balance. Same with trust. Same with taking a risk. It’s not a “paradox,” it’s being able to count past 2. There’s a time to be tolerant, and a time to be intolerant.
Meanwhile governments and countries continue to do business with despots, murderers, drug dealers, rapists, torturers, etc... I'll never understand this! Or the people who think it's either ok or necessary.
Maybe not "just" but friends. Daryl Davis, a Black musician, reached out to Klan leaders and became friends with a number of them. Out of that friendship, a number of them reassessed their outlook and left the Klan. He now has a closet full of Klan uniforms given him by people who left the Klan.
If you're carrying that "preborn human", then your opinion is what matters.
If you're not, your opinion matters 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 - nor anyone else's. Only the pregnant person has the right to decide what happens with their body. Whether 𝘺𝘰𝘶 agree or not.
There no an easy or painless solution to systemic hate. It’s a sickness and it needs confronted. Becoming increasingly entrenched in division is no solution at all.
Awareness and education are key. It will involve stopping the right wing propaganda, but also being civil with uncivil people.
I feel like excluding those people is how we got here in the first place. There's been a resurgence of hate over the last decade which correlates with this type of hard exclusionary practice. I don't think everyone needs to interact with them, but someone has to who knows what they're doing.
as someone who knows people on the right & the left and has lived in both cities and small poverty towns & lives in a southern right-leaning state(Arkansas)
portraying the right as strictly neo-confederates, KKK members, and racist cops is like saying all leftists are anarchists and stalinists
just like you anarcho-socialist leftists
trying to make shit like abortions into onlyfans content and changing history to fit your perfect narrative
(im a leftist I just dont like how people cherrypick the worst and claim they're the majority because its NOT GOOD YALL)
Nobody said ALL republicans are racists, KKK members and Nazis.
But I haven’t seen any Democrats waving Nazi and Confederate flags. I do see a lot of those at Trump rallies.
So draw your own conclusions.
just because no one says it doesn't mean they mean it
and it doesnt mean it can influence people to think that way
and also the reason why the democrats dont wave nazi and confederate flags is because those are right-winged thingsl
I didn't portray the right as anything. This is a cartoon. I think it's a good start though. Racism and white supremacy has been their highly touted beliefs. You vote for a racist? You're a racist. I've lived in red, blue, poor, wealthy. I know ppl on both sides. I won't tolerate hate from MAGA.
thats fair
I do think that the cartoon is not really the best
like not voting for a convicted felon and racist is yk a good thing surprisingly and this cartoon does promote that
but imo the cartoon is making those far-right groups look like the majority which is wrong and not very cool
Hell no. Not a chance. MAGAs are bigoted losers trying to hurt my community (LGBTQIA+)... they hate anyone who doesn't conform. I mean these guys even hate on furries for no real reason. I can't deal with those fools and tools.
87% of LGBTQ+ people went to Harris. Up from 68% in 2020 that went for Biden. A voting bloc that went harder left. One that has a clue about what's going on.
Nicely said. All communities except fascist Christian white men. They don't even like the women in that category. It's disgusting. So much hate and vitriol. If you support a racist, you're a racist. You support white supremacy...and so on and so on
THIS
Most the time when I see someone piping on about tolerance and acceptance they're usually trying to excuse some behavior of theirs that absolutely shouldn't be tolerated and accepted.
I never have and never will. I don't believe in it. There's only one way to deal with hateful racist rat bastards. And it's not by singing songs and holding hands.
They get sick and tired of the hatred they're swimming in and they need normal people to unload all that crap onto. They're sick in the head and stupid af. Sadly these people can vote and they reproduce which is the real tragedy.
I hate when a repub says "it's okay to have different opinions" when it comes to social issues. Like dude you're a run-of-the-mill bigot hiding behind a tree in a camo hat
Agreed. But I’m always open to welcoming someone that changes their mind and wants to join the community of the reasonable people. I keep waiting. No takers yet.
I think as the Republican machine overreaches, we will find that some of the 40% of nonvoters and some of the 20% of independents, and some of the Republicans with moral backbones and want to be friends because they have changed their outlook. And we will vote together.
While I agree with the "fuck no". I think if people are willing to discuss and try to understand we should try to if we feel up to it. Some people really don't know who they just voted for. I've been able to reach people I didn't think were reacheable before this election but this year pushed me to
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It isn't normal to hang around ppl you don't get along with in your local communities, not sure why it is deemed any more normal to do so online.
They can change or they can fuck off.
#NoEntry #Closed #Bluesky
Fascism/apartheid/racist/bigots/religious extremism does not deserve a stage, debate, or conversations with them at anytime.
Be like a Klingon. . Ex-communicate them from society and cast them back under the rocks from which they came.
I've cut out hatred. If you really talk to trump voters, you'll know 50% aren't vile. Just un-informed.
Fuck the billionaires. That's the message that we should be saying.
You’re right… fuck no we can’t get along.
You insufferable c*nts
If it jumps off, I’m gonna start stacking
No one is getting beat, tortured, or murdered. That is where they’re gonna send the mass amounts of illegal criminals once they get caught, and before they get sent back to their native country
Now I feel bad for saying yes haha
No
Answer: there are no fucks left. Fuck the right.
But I do think preborn humans have a right to life
If you're not, your opinion matters 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 - nor anyone else's. Only the pregnant person has the right to decide what happens with their body. Whether 𝘺𝘰𝘶 agree or not.
Awareness and education are key. It will involve stopping the right wing propaganda, but also being civil with uncivil people.
I bet bet money... Serious money. You and your holier than thou attitude, and yet you couldn't vote for Harris because of Gaza.
You're so transparent.
If some Nazi wants me dead, then they don't get to hide behind civility.
portraying the right as strictly neo-confederates, KKK members, and racist cops is like saying all leftists are anarchists and stalinists
trying to make shit like abortions into onlyfans content and changing history to fit your perfect narrative
(im a leftist I just dont like how people cherrypick the worst and claim they're the majority because its NOT GOOD YALL)
But I haven’t seen any Democrats waving Nazi and Confederate flags. I do see a lot of those at Trump rallies.
So draw your own conclusions.
and it doesnt mean it can influence people to think that way
and also the reason why the democrats dont wave nazi and confederate flags is because those are right-winged thingsl
im just a smartass
I do think that the cartoon is not really the best
like not voting for a convicted felon and racist is yk a good thing surprisingly and this cartoon does promote that
but imo the cartoon is making those far-right groups look like the majority which is wrong and not very cool
Most the time when I see someone piping on about tolerance and acceptance they're usually trying to excuse some behavior of theirs that absolutely shouldn't be tolerated and accepted.
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But everyone else here saying fuck no with me, wanna be friends?