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Originally Posted by Moontanman
Sadly it is not a live and let live situation, it's much more a live and stomp out the competition situation.
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I wouldn't necessarily disagree with that.
But on the other hand, do you really want to lower yourself to that level?
That's the sort of "they do dastardly immoral things, so we must also," that the neo-cons use that has gotten the US into such trouble internationally. I'd say that anyone who responds to intolerance with intolerance is as incurious or as illogical as our current administration.
If you want to really win, the only way is to be able to take--and more importantly, hold--the moral high-ground.
Otherwise you're wide open to--justified or not--accusations of being the pot to someone else's kettle.
Social engaged intellectuals must accept reality as they found it and shape it toward positive social goals, not stand aside in self-righteous isolation,
Buffy
