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marylandblue

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28. Yes we.should ask "why you are posting this?"

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 08:25 PM

Feb 2019

First because you post about China frequently in the religion group, but never in the General Discussion group, where it would be seen by more people. Second because you say we should ask "What can we do?" but you never answer that question yourself.

Third because your point seems to always be that "intolerance is everywhere," which is demonstrably false. Intolerance is generally not present in Western societies, particularly.when looking at liberal and moderate groups, such as the Democratic Party as a whole.

Fourth because the observation that "intolerance is everywhere," even if true is a trivial observation, as if you said, "atoms are everywhere."

Fifth because our condemnation of a supposed universal phenomenon is irrelevant. If it is everywhere, it is unavoidable, like death. Shall we condemn death, then?

So why do you REALLY post about this?

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Speaking of Intolerance... [View all] MineralMan Feb 2019 OP

For a pretty simple word, it sure has gotten a lot of mileage lately. Thanks for posting this... SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #1

People in glass cathedrals... MineralMan Feb 2019 #2

Don't forget the paradox... NeoGreen Feb 2019 #3

Yes, exactly. MineralMan Feb 2019 #4

Logic doesn't go far in many instances. marylandblue Feb 2019 #7

A type of, dare I say it, "civic faith"? eom guillaumeb Feb 2019 #12

Faith trumps reason all the time Major Nikon Feb 2019 #8

It should not. MineralMan Feb 2019 #10

You've just about defined every governmental authority in the world. zipplewrath Feb 2019 #5

I find intolerance an overused word with too flexible a definition. marylandblue Feb 2019 #6

Discrimination is intolerance in the action stage Major Nikon Feb 2019 #9

Like I said, intolerance is overused, too much shoehorned into one little word. marylandblue Feb 2019 #14

So the Chinese concentration camps for theists guillaumeb Feb 2019 #16

For someone who obsesses over this issue, I'd expect you to be better educated Major Nikon Feb 2019 #17

And do you every use hyperbolic language? guillaumeb Feb 2019 #19

"ever" Major Nikon Feb 2019 #22

Who is immune from intolerance? guillaumeb Feb 2019 #11

You appear to only condemn it when it suits you. MineralMan Feb 2019 #13

And you appear to deflect when you cannot refute. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #15

You post about China because you are intolerant towards atheists Major Nikon Feb 2019 #18

And you post about theism because..... guillaumeb Feb 2019 #20

Because I read the title of the group before I posted Major Nikon Feb 2019 #21

Is this not the Religion Group? MineralMan Feb 2019 #23

Didn't happen Cartoonist Feb 2019 #24

But it did. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #27

Yes we.should ask "why you are posting this?" marylandblue Feb 2019 #28

If intolerance directed by theists is a fit subject, guillaumeb Feb 2019 #29

The OP is not about intolerance directed by theists. marylandblue Feb 2019 #30

The post is about theists being the objects of intolerance. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #31

The post does not mention theists or religion. marylandblue Feb 2019 #35

Or should we condemn intolerance, and recognize that it is everywhere? guillaumeb Feb 2019 #37

I don't think that is so obvious at all marylandblue Feb 2019 #40

And, speaking if starting a new thread, and ironically enough, guillaumeb Feb 2019 #32

Sorry, that's just me, a human being human. marylandblue Feb 2019 #33

If you did understand...... guillaumeb Feb 2019 #34

All characteristics are human characteristics. marylandblue Feb 2019 #36

Are you ever surprised to find that humans are intolerant? guillaumeb Feb 2019 #38

I'm surprised that so many people seem to think marylandblue Feb 2019 #39

A well written post from Mineral Man Bretton Garcia Feb 2019 #25

That's very kind of you to say. MineralMan Feb 2019 #26