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[–] Zozano 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I disagree with your political position, but I do agree with your stance on being disrespected.

I still feel like you should reply, but take the high road, continue to be respectful and address the points of disagreement. I want to see where this conversation goes.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Zozano 2 points 1 year ago

"Your capacity to be offended, isn’t something that I or anyone else needs to respect. Your capacity to be offended isn’t something you should respect. In fact, it’s something you should be on your guard for, perhaps more than any other property of your mind.

This feeling can mislead you. If you care about justice (and you absolutely should) you should care about facts and the ability to discuss them openly. Justice requires contact with reality.

It simply isn’t the case, it cannot be the case, that the most pressing claims on our sense of justice need come from those who claim to be most offended by conversation itself."

  • Sam Harris