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I Have No Tolerance For Bullshit

To all the fascists, racists, homophobes and the rest scum of the Earth, wondering why people don't tolerate their bullshit and why they're not allowed to practice hate speech freely, even though we're supposed to be democratic:
[quote] Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. [...] We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant. [/quote]-Karl Popper

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Miram · 31-35, F

I agree with this. Lot of issues however arise when definitions of racism and bigotry are extended to include speech addressing beliefs or laws, instead of attacking people. Which is getting common more and more everyday in the western liberal discourse according to my experiences.

It is bizarre, having to experience both laws which institutionalize bigotry against you to the extent where killing you is legal and at the same time be accused of bigotry for opposing it because those who made the laws are victims in other societies.

HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

@Miram defending laws like that and defending governments is just too stupid, people over there are suffering and liberals are afraid of coming across as racists... We should address oppression wherever it's coming from!