5 Uncomfortable Truths About Liberals

RedEyedAbyss · 2012-03-27 19:10:01

Ninety nine times out of a hundred, an argument for free speech talks about "My rights", leading to claims that bullying victims should just "deal with it (in other words, my rights are more important than theirs)" and ridiculous equivalences like comparing taking away the right to verbally abuse someone to North Korea-esque totalitarianism.

Ironweaver · 2012-03-27 19:47:58

I'm pretty sure that most sane people agree that hate speech is bad and that something ought to be done, but the real question is where to draw the line between what is acceptable and what isn't, and if bad hate speech laws are preferable to no hate speech laws. Such laws, if too loosely defined, can be disastrous. If hate speech is defined as "harmful verbal expression", we may as well ban insults since many people find insults harmful.

RedEyedAbyss · 2012-03-27 19:54:04

To some degree, public ostracism can regulate things just fine. Of course, there are a lot of cases where ostracism fails or ends up being misdirected.

MadassAlex · 2012-03-28 00:22:05

1). Most knights are hateful people (of cuckolds).

2). Knights do more to encourage religion-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most knights are more chivalrous than other people.

4). Most knights don't care if the policies they advocate work or not (as the work of God is unknowable).

5). Most knights are extremely intolerant (of HERESY).

Well shit.

It's like magic.

FrodoGoofballCoTV · 2012-03-28 23:31:37

Hm. Tried doing it with "people," but it didn't work thanks to 3.

1). Some people are hateful people.

2). Some people do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Some people are less moral than other people.

4). Some people don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Some people are extremely intolerant.

Naas_Human · 2012-03-29 08:48:07

Ooh, you just gave me an idea:

1). People who are hateful are hateful people.

2). People who encourage the most race-based hatred do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). People who are immoral are less moral than other people.

4). People who don't care if the policies they advocate work or not don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). People who practice the extreme opposite of extreme tolerance are extremely intolerant.

Am I doing it right?

vandro · 2012-03-29 09:14:52

You are overdoing it.

Icalasari · 2012-03-29 09:15:02

1). Most bunnies are hateful animals.

2). Bunnies do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most bunnies are less moral than other animals.

4). Most bunnies don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most bunnies are extremely intolerant.

1). Most guinea pigs are loving animals.

2). Guinea pigs do more to discourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most guinea pigs are more moral than other animals.

4). Most guinea pigs care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most guinea pigs are extremely tolerant.

Guinea pig-based propaganda or the truth? YOU DECIDE!

lrdgck · 2012-03-29 13:30:58

Of course it's the truth. The world shall be united under the banner of Cavism!

run

DonZabu · 2012-03-29 13:35:49

1). Most hipsters are hateful people.

2). Hipsters do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most hipsters are less moral than other people.

4). Most hipsters don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most hipsters are extremely intolerant.

I dunno, it just hit me.

lrdgck · 2012-03-29 13:47:21

1, 4 and 5 surely sound like you're onto something, hweh hweh hweh.

captainbrass · 2012-03-29 13:57:27

1. Most Nazis are hateful people.

2. Nazis do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3. Most Nazis are less moral than other people.

4. Most Nazis don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5. Most Nazis are extremely intolerant.

Apart from 4 that's about the most accurate yet. Suck on that, AdolfHitler.

glennmagusharvey · 2012-03-29 14:21:47

i can't believe I didn't think about mutating the other words before @MadassAlex did.

1. Most tropers are obsessive people.

2. Tropers do more to encourage fandom-based idiocy than any other group.

3. Most tropers are less restrained than other people.

4. Most tropers don't care if the series they like are commercially successful or not.

5. Most tropers are extremely opinionated.

1. Most hardcore gamers are high-strung people.

2. Hardcore gamers do more to encourage hatred between gamers than any other group.

3. Most hardcore gamers are less ethical than other people.

4. Most hardcore gamers don't care if the play styles they advocate are fun or not.

5. Most hardcore gamers are extremely cutthroat.

InsanityAddict · 2012-03-29 14:52:48

1)Most bros are the scum of the earth.

2)Bros do more to encourage liver damage, roadcone theft and morning-after teetotalism than other people.

3)Most bros are less inhibited than other people.

4)Most bros don't care about their studies or their career.

5)Most bros are extremely loud and obnoxious.

DonZabu · 2012-03-29 15:32:16

@lrdgck - For #2, they probably do more to encourage stereotypes about white people than any other race does of their own accord.

Except maybe with Tyler Perry movies.

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