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Probably falling into the trap of combating snark with snark here, but it says a lot about you that you are pointing to people in Indonesia who don't believe in
by parennoob 13y ago
Probably falling into the trap of combating snark with snark here, but it says a lot about you that you are pointing to people in Indonesia who don't believe in gay marriage as some kind of loony, fringe, obscure group whose name is not even worth invoking in a debate.
Tolerance means trying to accept a wide range of people and beliefs. And gay marriage, unfortunately, is against that of a lot of people. Whether we try to get them fired, or, in the Gandhian way, try to use love to get across our message peacefully, says a lot about our tolerance in the first place.
[Edit: Also, now imagine if a bunch of people of Indonesian extraction started a "Stop Pete XXXXX from hosting Y event because he is racist!" (where "X", "Y" is stuff mentioned in your profile/username) petition. How would you feel then? I think the same feelings, only to a far greater extent, are the ones going through Eich's mind. It's hard to put yourself in the mindset of someone you instinctively dislike, but try it.]