... My point Wierd. Is that you. Or, rather, Doze with you emphatically agreeing. Are using the same word for both!
If you had said Tyranny to suppress Intolerance is not acceptable, you'd probably find more agreement from me then saying Intolerance for Intolerance is not acceptable. Of course, there'd be less room for backpatting.
Intolerance of intolerance is not a good thing and that is my opinion. If you want to argue otherwise, that's your right.
Intolerance, as people practice it, should not be
accepted. But we should be able to live alongside bigots (ferex), interact peaceably with bigots, see bigots as human beings.
A good definition is "respect and kindness toward members of an outgroup," as the SSC person puts it. Even if that outgroup lacks respect and kindness toward other people.
Also, I reread Crashmaster's slightly-unclear post and it turns out that he
didn't say to intolerate the intolerant AFAICT.
To reiterate, I have been tilting at windmills. This whole thing is confused because it started with a misunderstanding.
Doze: "Islam is bad and it is bad to practice it." This is intolerance.
"Intolerance is bad and it is bad to practice it." This isn't. There's a big difference between intolerance and Islam. I'm finding it hard to express though.
You're going to have to find it within yourself to express this then if you want to try to explain how the second one is worse then the first.
(Why didn't I get the someone posted message?)
Weird: Okay, like I said, you're using different meanings for the same word, within the same sentence more over! This is not something you should do if you want to be understood.
To clear things up, my post stated that the
second is not intolerance and the
first is.
And that point no longer makes sense to me, so I will abandon it. I
was getting somewhat confused with all the different definitions, that I will admit.
Basically - people should be respectful to disrespectful people. That's all I mean now. Don't out-group those who out-group others. Don't fight fire with fire.
Ambiguity causes breakdown in communication. However, note I am not the one who started the dialog with that choice of words. I merely pointed out the error.
No, like I said, Doze started it, and you wholeheartedly agreed.
Quote and elucidate, please.
Where did I equivocate?