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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Sorry when you said this
I thought you meant that we should tolerate bigoted viewpoints just as much as we tolerate inclusive viewpoints. Not sure what you meant since one viewpoint on this issue is clearly bigoted.
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Well by definition, tolerance is allowing a viewpoint to exist. You don't have to agree with or support a viewpoint to tolerate it. You can even criticize the viewpoint and still be tolerant of it. It is when we go a step further into persecution and violence that we cease to be tolerant.
I don't think a bigot's mind will be easily changed. But we can't murder them, either. And persecuting them will likely only make them more steadfast in their beliefs.