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Old 05-02-2008, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Oregon Elephant View Post
I never used the word 'bad'. When 'ban' is used, than what you say is true. But in the case of tolerance and intolerance, you are doing the very thing that you say you are against. It's like saying every one should be accepting, so I won't accept those that aren't accepting, that's total hypocrisy.
No - it's perfectly legitimate - you are taking a circular route to prove something that can't be proven.

Not to mention - intolerance IS a bad thing.

As I said, I do not approve of his being punished for his ignorant and bigoted intolerant POV - that doesn't mean I won't point it out. That is not intolerance.

Using your reasoning, slaves were racists because they didn't like being owned by whites.
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