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SecretMethod70 · 06-12-2003, 11:43 PM

titsmurf:

Please don't tell users to shut up.

Anyway, again, let me point out how interesting I find it that you feel that you have the right to tell BoCo he is "wrong" and should "shut up," yet he, apparently, has no right to express his belief that you are "wrong."

As BoCo points out, people call him "narrow minded," yet what's so different about his "narrow mindedness" in believing that homosexuality is definitely wrong and your "narrow mindedness" in believing that homosexuality is definitely OK?

Once again (and I don't know why this is such a hard thing to grasp), no one here is the final authority on any subject matter. We all have our beliefs and we all have our reasons for those beliefs. The fact that some of us are in the majority and others are in the minority does not make any one more "prejudiced" than the other. You can say BoCo is prejudiced against homosexuals, and he can say you're prejudiced towards homosexuals. Both apply. So, if prejudice is a reason that people should "shut up" perhaps we should all heed your advice, including yourself, and not even discuss the matter?

Live your life according to your ideals and do what you can to support those ideals rather than just try to knock down people who disagree with you.

Should you think that you're right and people who disagree with you are wrong? Absolutely! Should you tell them to "shut up" because you think that? Absolutely not. They are no more required to shut up on the subject than you are.

I find it particularly humorous that some people who would be so quick to tell someone like BoCo to shut up because he disagrees with them are the same people who would cry foul if they were told to shut up when criticizing something like the US's actions on the world stage. Free speech and free opinion goes both ways.

06-12-2003, 11:43 PM	#70 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	titsmurf: Please don't tell users to shut up. Anyway, again, let me point out how interesting I find it that you feel that you have the right to tell BoCo he is "wrong" and should "shut up," yet he, apparently, has no right to express his belief that you are "wrong." As BoCo points out, people call him "narrow minded," yet what's so different about his "narrow mindedness" in believing that homosexuality is definitely wrong and your "narrow mindedness" in believing that homosexuality is definitely OK? Once again (and I don't know why this is such a hard thing to grasp), no one here is the final authority on any subject matter. We all have our beliefs and we all have our reasons for those beliefs. The fact that some of us are in the majority and others are in the minority does not make any one more "prejudiced" than the other. You can say BoCo is prejudiced against homosexuals, and he can say you're prejudiced towards homosexuals. Both apply. So, if prejudice is a reason that people should "shut up" perhaps we should all heed your advice, including yourself, and not even discuss the matter? Live your life according to your ideals and do what you can to support those ideals rather than just try to knock down people who disagree with you. Should you think that you're right and people who disagree with you are wrong? Absolutely! Should you tell them to "shut up" because you think that? Absolutely not. They are no more required to shut up on the subject than you are. I find it particularly humorous that some people who would be so quick to tell someone like BoCo to shut up because he disagrees with them are the same people who would cry foul if they were told to shut up when criticizing something like the US's actions on the world stage. Free speech and free opinion goes both ways. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 06-12-2003 at 11:45 PM..