{"id":5747,"date":"2014-05-12T00:05:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T07:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=5747"},"modified":"2014-05-12T00:05:47","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T07:05:47","slug":"the-intoleration-of-tolerance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2014\/05\/12\/the-intoleration-of-tolerance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Intoleration of Tolerance"},"content":{"rendered":"

     HGTV cancelled<\/a> its upcoming show “Flip It Forward” hosted by twin brothers David and Jason Benham over their views on homosexuality and abortion.<\/p>\n

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     HGTV pulled the plug because Leftwing group “Right Wing Watch” portrayed the brothers as supporting the killing homosexuals<\/a>.\u00a0 “Right Wing Watch” also conflated<\/a> the brothers with their outspoken father through wordplay and obfuscation.<\/p>\n

     What do the brothers say<\/a> to these charges?<\/p>\n

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“We love homosexuals and love Muslims and have nothing against [either]\u2026 The point of this is there\u2019s an agenda that is seeking to silence the voice of men and women of faith. That\u2019s what all this is about. I absolutely think any sex outside marriage is not healthy for human flourishing. I think it\u2019s very important we set the record straight\u2026 There\u2019s a difference between people and agenda.<\/p>\n

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“[T]he brothers issued a statement in which they said ‘anyone who suggests that we hate homosexuals or people of other faiths is either misinformed or lying. \u2026 Over the last decade, we\u2019ve sold thousands of homes with the guiding principle of producing value and breathing life into each family that has crossed our path, and we do not, nor will we ever discriminate against people who do not share our views.'”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

     This, then, is the Left’s Sith logic: “If you’re not with me, then you’re my enemy.”\u00a0 They conflate opposition to policy<\/em> and behavior<\/em> with hatred for people who support those policies and engage in such behavior.\u00a0 In their manichean worldview, you either fully support the proffered policies<\/em> and behavior<\/em> or you want to oppress and hate those who hold those policies and engage in such behaviors.<\/p>\n

     In other words, you are either an oppressor, or you are trying to overthrow oppression by supporting policies and behaviors that challenge the systems of oppression.\u00a0 This is seen when the Left often say that they are simply intolerant of intolerance, and are thus tolerant.\u00a0 They can not conceive that you can oppose what people believe and do, but still tolerate it; it stands in complete contrast with their worldview.<\/p>\n

     This is also what happened with the Phil Robertson<\/a> from Duck Dynasty<\/em>.\u00a0 Mr. Robertson expressed his belief that homosexual behavior, among other things, is sinful.\u00a0 He did not express hate, but actually expressed toleration and even Christian love for gays and others.\u00a0 Unlike Duck Dynasty<\/em>, which is highly popular, the show Flip It Forward<\/em> had not been aired yet, and the Benham Bros. did not yet have a fan base to rally around them.<\/p>\n

     The Left demands intellectual conformity with their worldview, and are intolerant of those who disagree, no matter how tolerant those who disagree are.\u00a0 The idea that they are simply “intolerant of intolerance” is a lie.\u00a0 Any divergence is seen as something to be intolerated, even to the point of being intolerant<\/a> of those who agree<\/em> with the Left but simply expresses tolerance<\/em> with those whom they disagree!\u00a0 The Left is intolerant of tolerance.<\/p>\n

     Over at the Ace of Spade HQ, the veritable Ace comments on the American Left and their hypocrisy over Boko Haram.\u00a0 The broader worldview of the Left<\/a> that he explains is a broader one, and is the same world view that leads to their intolerance of dissent:<\/p>\n

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“[It is] a strange thing for anyone on the American Left to claim — because they vigorously attempt to marginalize, delegitimize, and silence any ideas conflicting with their own.<\/p>\n

“Why? Well, obviously they fear that ideas have power, and that if people believe ideas contrary to the left’s ideas, then the nation will change from what it otherwise would have been. It will turn from the America that could be, as Hillary Clinton would say.<\/p>\n

“For example, if even one alleged Racist is permitted to own a basketball team, why, that would Normalize racism, mainstream it, suggest that racism is permissible and proper.<\/p>\n

“Thus, we must ruthlessly stamp out of Racism at the ideological roots or else it will surely bloom into flowers of racist action.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

     Herein we see the truth of the Left’s motivation: The desire to recast society<\/a> in their preferred vision of utopia.\u00a0 If people are allowed to have a dissenting opinion, that would normalize that opinion, making it permissible and proper.\u00a0 If those “incorrect” opinions are permissible and proper, than contrary “correct” opinions would not be.\u00a0 Consequently, that means that in order to “correct” opinions permissible and proper, they must be normalized, and that means that “incorrect” opinions be denormalized and made impermissible and improper.\u00a0 To this end, the Left must<\/em> become a paragon of intolerance and actually oppose tolerance practiced by others in order to impose their worldview.\u00a0 Opposing views must be crushed and diminished in order for the Left to remold society and make their views the dominant one.<\/p>\n

     That the Left has to take such intolerant measures is telling. They must marginalize and delegitimize dissenting views in order to impose their norms. This is antithetical to tolerance. This is an intolerance of tolerance.<\/p>\n

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