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We’ve actually moved from a society that was openly intolerant of liberal values, to one that is openly intolerant of conservative ones. Neither of those scenar
by AmericanChopper 8y ago
We’ve actually moved from a society that was openly intolerant of liberal values, to one that is openly intolerant of conservative ones. Neither of those scenarios are better, it’s just putting the shoe on the other foot. When I was a kid I had to worry about some coalition of Christians or moms petitioning congress to prevent me from listening to rage against the machine. Now I have to worry about a mob of liberals branding me a Nazi and trying to get me fired for supporting free speech. I’ve always supported freedom of expression and tolerance to other world views. When I was younger, that made me a liberal. Today, that makes me a conservative (or an extremist depending on who you ask).
- ianai 8y agoPlease, there’s a government literally ordering people to prop up alt-right viewpoints. Anecdotally, anytime I voice any criticism IRL and online of anything alt-right I’m immediately refuted forcefully and/or downvoted. My OP probably has more negatives than yours.
- AmericanChopper 8y agoI’ve never experienced a scenario where the government has forced a view point upon me, and I’ve never heard of that happening to anybody else. What I do experience on an ongoing basis is pressure to keep my views secret, under thread of an often played out form of mob justice. The only thing that’s changed is the group of people who believe they have the moral authority to dictate my views to me.