• StarrVorgato@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    20
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    copypasta:

    Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social norm because it allows different people to live side-by-side without being at each other’s throats. It means that we accept that people may be different from us, in their customs, in their behavior, in their dress, in their sex lives, and that if this doesn’t directly affect our lives, it is none of our business. But the model of a peace treaty differs from the model of a moral precept in one simple way: the protection of a peace treaty only extends to those willing to abide by its terms. It is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others. A peace treaty is not a suicide pact.

    • ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Yeah but he’s an og conservative who actually just believes in wholesome family values.

      Conservatives today are a bastardized version of what they used to be

      • Poob@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        1 year ago

        There has never been a time in history when conservatism was about wholesome family values

    • snooggums@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 year ago

      He is conservative (the concept), not a conservative (the current self identification label for fascist authoritarian lovers).