I dont know about you guys, but i hate it when conservatives play that "I live in california so i'm oppressed by liberals. If liberals are so tolerant, why don't they tolerate my views? Huh? Gotcha there!" Well, cmon. If we're talking socially conservative (economic conservatism can be counted out of this battle, but political conservatism in the places in which it overlaps with social conservatism is still fair game), then there is no point to be made. The thing is that tolerant people can logically be intolerant of intolerant people. It is their goal to make sure that everybody accepts everybody else. You can't accept somebody who doesn't accept everybody else. I hope you know this is a hard thought to convey for me, so please dont be angry if you're really confused. I hope you can just know what i'm trying to say and then maybe see if you can help me develop it a bit more.
On the other hand, I remember Connie telling me something interesting. "Well, everybody is conservative," she said. "And not just a little bit. Everybody is a lot bit conservative." Her point was that I dont believe in things like NAMBLA, i don't believe in people killing for revenge, I don't believe in eating eggs sunnyside up. I dont think that any of things should be legal, just like they haven't been since forever. Some extremely liberal people might feel differently, though, and call me a conservative asshole. And maybe I am.
But then again, the flaw in that is that I believe that people should be free to do whatever they choose as long as it does not encroach on the rights of others. Adults should not fuck children because they are not old enough to give consent, vendettas are frowned upon because other people are not allowed to live out their lives, and eggs smell nasty and make me gag. To ensure that everybody is allowed to believe in what they feel is correct and do whatever they think is correct, we have to allow everybody else to believe and do what they want to. We must be intolerant of some things to be make sure that everybody has the ability to live their lives. Tolerance necessitates intolerance of intolerance.
The point is, fuck college republicans. University professors are liberal because they feel the need to educate others and not make a mint for themselves.
Sorry if i'm a horrible writer, but i'm going to write an article for the nexus and i dont care if it sucks or if i have to do hw instead.
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I was reading an editorial about how several SF supervisors want Pete Wilson to be fired from his job as co-anchor of ABC. According to them, he made remarks that were interpreted as homophobic and targeting the gay community (untrue), even though he was only expressing his opinions on the radio, where he is a political talk-show host. Although what he said was a tad too "personal" and unprofessional, the supervisors instead are seen in a negative light for catching wind of a perspective with which they don't agree.
For a city that hails itself as being liberal and open, it's surprising that this ideology is extreme and as you say, intolerant too.
did i say that?or another connie?
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