IAmSinistar: I'd love for you to point out where I said discrimination against anyone is acceptable. Because I'm not seeing it.
That's great - that means that you agree with me. That's all I wanted to hear.
IAmSinistar: All I've said, and keep saying, is that there shouldn't be a problem with ANYONE celebrating their culture. But yet there does seem to be a problem with that, from people who are somehow offended by this, as though this celebration somehow diminshes themselves in return.
That is pretty nonsensical. Once again - I'm glad that we agree.
IAmSinistar: If the only arguments that can be mustered against me are people dredging up their own insecurities and trying to misrepresent them as my words, then clearly the argument is indeed done. If you'd like to talk about what I actually said, rather than what you want to project on it, let me know.
Now - this is the part I don't agree with. What the fuck? Copious amounts of hypocrisy.
The very reason I've posted is because YOU started reading things people here weren't saying AND insulting others while discrediting any dissenting voices as bigots, insecure people, or whatever else name you could procure to belittle, ignore, pigeon-hole, and sweep under the rug.
Your gut instinct at seeing a statement shouldn't be "Oh fuck, someone's disagreeing with me! Attack, attack!". You should probably sit down and consider the veracity of a given statement. It's not all about YOU, and what YOU think.
As long you think that "nobody should be discriminated against", and the people you've called bigots agree that "nobody should be discriminated against",
you have been wrong to call said people bigots. It's as simple as that. Ask any goddamn person here whether they believe any particular group should be discriminated against. Go ahead - tell me who here is intolerant and how.
No - you just fired shots blindly, insulted people, and now want to happily stroll out with a grin on your face.
Fuck that, these are nice people, and they deserve better treatment than that. What a horrible twist, by the way, that you've basically said "Love and tolerance, and FUCK EVERYONE who (I think) disagrees with me".
IAmSinistar: But you're right about one thing - I am a bigot. I have a strong bias against the illogical, the self-centered, and the stupid. I'll let you figure out which of these you are. (Hint - it's okay to tick multiple boxes.)
As far as I can tell - I don't fit a single of these descriptions. I've been called many things in this life, but even the staunchest of my detractors have yet to have the audacity of calling me "stupid" or "illogical". Quite on the contrary - I have been compared to emotionless beings, capable of reasoning, but devoid of emotion, inhuman.
Then again - "stupid" is such a light term, I guess were simply throwing things at a wall to see what sticks. "Self-centered" is, arguably, even worse in this regard, since the moment a person starts trying to deny such accusations, they unavoidably open themselves up for further aggression; they are talking about themselves, so that only further proves the point, doesn't it?
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Frankly - I'd be interested in feedback on this subject. I strive to better myself, so I'd like to know how people see me, so that I can have a second opinion on who I am and how I am doing. Feel free to comment and tell me whether you agree that I am "stupid", "self-centered", or with any sort of descriptor that you can come up with.
Ad personam this was, but just because it was a personal attack, it doesn't mean it was an unjustified one...
IAmSinistar: +1s to all the people walkin' the walk of true tolerance
Thanks :).