• Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    You mean see what happens when someone dares to remove the symbol of acceptance of an entire group?

    It is like removing a sign that says “everybody welcome”. You do that because you think some people are not welcome.

    What do you expect to happen?

    • MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today
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      5 months ago

      Ah, the old paradox of tolerance strikes again.

      Your comparison is invalid because clearly, the rainbow flag does NOT mean “everybody is welcome”. It means “everybody who agrees with us about who is welcome is welcome”.

      • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Bro fr doesn’t even understand the point of the “paradox of tolerance” and thinks it’s a weapon in this argument lmao

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          5 months ago

          Why would you say that, because it was a leftie who came up with it?

          “The paradox of tolerance states that if a society’s practice of tolerance is inclusive of the intolerant, intolerance will ultimately dominate, eliminating the tolerant and the practice of tolerance with them.”

          This totally applies to the supposed “all are welcome” of LGBT, because clearly, people who don’t agree with LGBT aren’t welcome. In the same way, it also explains why many Christians are wary of LGBT people because they tend to be explicitly anti-Christian, and those churches who do admit them often end up being completely overtaken by LGBT worship.

          My point being, any group claiming to be more tolerant than anyone else is ultimately lying. Tolerance is always a matter of likeness and cohesion. Those who don’t fit the norms will always be excluded.