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Some talking heads say they just want tax breaks for the rich. This is the real platform. (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/politicalmemes

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[–] lennybird 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I had to laugh when a righty was trying to argue with studies that the left is less tolerant to the out-group. I might have caused him to have a brain aneurysm when I said, "well no shit, given the diversity of the left's in-group, the only population remaining in the out-group are ignorant assholes."

Paradox of Tolerance at its finest.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

I really like the "tolerance is not a moral precept, it's a peace treaty" reading of tolerance:

Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social norm because it allows different people to live side-by-side without being at each other’s throats. It means that we accept that people may be different from us, in their customs, in their behavior, in their dress, in their sex lives, and that if this doesn’t directly affect our lives, it is none of our business. But the model of a peace treaty differs from the model of a moral precept in one simple way: the protection of a peace treaty only extends to those willing to abide by its terms. It is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others. A peace treaty is not a suicide pact.