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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It's interesting though that the liberal support of Muslims is often brought up as a big mark against them, but so is the liberal condemnation of the right.
Two very general groups who have the general commonality of anti-liberal views, but one that deserves our acceptance and gentle touch while the other does not.
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That's because the condemnation of rural conservatives while supporting conservatives Muslims that hold values that are often far less liberal and tolerant than those rural conservatives is hypocritical.
Intolerance of intolerance, often quoted as justification for the condemnation of conservatives, stops being a thing for many Liberals when minorities are involved, or people who are considered 'oppressed' because of some 'identity'. This is hypocritical, and rightly condemned by people in the center and right.
Liberal condemnation is a big mark against them only because of the selectivity of the condemnation. Any liberal that condemns intolerance even by minorities and other people they might consider oppressed are beyond the scope of this criticism. Someone having some disadvantages is not a reason to gloss over the very illiberal and intolerant principles these same people hold to (as has been argued by others in this very thread in regards to trump voters)
It's possible to support disadvantaged people and call out illiberal ideas at the same time.