—yawn— HJ did indeed sum my position up, but to elaborate, I don't think any opinions are worse or better, they're all subjective, and then society ranks them in terms of how acceptable. This is not a bad thing. It's a very good thing. It means we can find common ground without being naturally born with the same mindsets. Opinions can indeed cause horrible things, but at the same time, that's usually mob psychology at work. If you have 40 or so people doing something, it's easy to be caught up in the whirl of it, so long as you agree with them on a basic level.
Racism is wrong, don't get me wrong, but I'm not going to hate an individual for it. Well, I'll try not to hate them for it. I won't associate with them, or support them, but if they want to hold those views, I can't stop them.
—yawn— HJ did indeed sum my position up, but to elaborate, I don't think any opinions are worse or better, they're all subjective, and then society ranks them in terms of how acceptable. This is not a bad thing. It's a very good thing. It means we can find common ground without being naturally born with the same mindsets. Opinions can indeed cause horrible things, but at the same time, that's usually mob psychology at work. If you have 40 or so people doing something, it's easy to be caught up in the whirl of it, so long as you agree with them on a basic level.
Racism is wrong, don't get me wrong, but I'm not going to hate an individual for it. Well, I'll try not to hate them for it. I won't associate with them, or support them, but if they want to hold those views, I can't stop them.
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