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Tolerance vs. Acceptance
« on: May 20, 2009, 08:20:17 AM »
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Fountain79 (1000+ posts)      Tue May-19-09 11:50 PM
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Tolerance vs. Acceptance
 When looking at the issue of GLBT equality I find myself running into my own prejudices on the issue. I'd be a complete liar to say that I view a married homosexual couple in the same light as a married heterosexual couple. The same for a homosexual couple raising a child vs. a heterosexual couple. Still I then ask the question...Should that matter? Should it matter how I feel or others feel rather than equality being on the table. In the end what is more valuable: That more people accept homosexuality as equal in their minds and heterosexuality or that people agree that regardless of what they think homosexuals should receive equal treatment under the law.
 
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Re: Tolerance vs. Acceptance
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2009, 08:43:44 AM »
Deep Thoughts by Little Goons.....

To enter this Deep Thought the Little Goon had to skip over the logic which would counter his Deep Thoughts and jump straight into somewhere beyond the truth.

The flown-over logic is that we all have "equal rights" right now.  The "somewhere beyond the truth" is that to go out of our way to bestow special rights on folks who base their lives on deviant same-gender sex organ stimulation constitutes unequal rights.  Equal rights and special rights cannot coexist without the former losing its purpose.   

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Re: Tolerance vs. Acceptance
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2009, 08:58:37 AM »
Deep Thoughts by Little Goons.....

To enter this Deep Thought the Little Goon had to skip over the logic which would counter his Deep Thoughts and jump straight into somewhere beyond the truth.

The flown-over logic is that we all have "equal rights" right now.  The "somewhere beyond the truth" is that to go out of our way to bestow special rights on folks who base their lives on deviant same-gender sex organ stimulation constitutes unequal rights.  Equal rights and special rights cannot coexist without the former losing its purpose.   

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Re: Tolerance vs. Acceptance
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2009, 09:18:41 AM »
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Sorry to sound harsh, but I'm in a sore mood regarding this subject today.


Sorry for posting that, couldn't resist. 

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Re: Tolerance vs. Acceptance
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2009, 09:29:53 AM »
And now for some REAL DEEP thoughts...by Jack Handy:

"Ambition is like a frog sitting on a Venus Flytrap. The flytrap can bite and bite, but it won't bother the frog because it only has little tiny plant teeth. But some other stuff could happen and it could be like ambition."   (For DUchebags)

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"Children need encouragement. If a kid gets an answer right, tell him it was a lucky guess. That way he develops a good, lucky feeling."

"I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not our children's children, because I don't think children should be having sex."

"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it."

"I can't stand cheap people. It makes me real mad when someone says something like, "Hey, when are you going to pay me that $100 you owe me?" or "Do you have that $50 you borrowed?" Man, quit being so cheap!"

"I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they chose a king, they don't just go by size, because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some good ideas."

"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people."

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Re: Tolerance vs. Acceptance
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2009, 09:31:57 AM »
WTF? How hypocritical can a person be?  Seriously, the OP says he believes one thing, but acts in a different way just to be politically correct?  Personally I think this DUmmie just talks the talk on the Island, but in real life is out there protesting against gay marriage and "equal rights" for queers.

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Re: Tolerance vs. Acceptance
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2009, 09:43:24 AM »
And now for some REAL DEEP thoughts...by Jack Handy:

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