Thalassa
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Interesting.
Resonates yes, although I would say that most of the people who state an aversion to judgement or opinions in favour of tolerance are often just unconscious of how judgemental they are, its often the "wrong sort" of judgement they're opposed to as opposed to judgements per se.
Precisely. They're very judgmental people themselves, sometimes. I've even had conversations on other forums where suggesting ideas outside of the liberal box were looked at as fascist...which struck me as the height of irony that I could be a web site of Jew bashing, Christian bashing, white-people-bashing...but if I suggested that, for example, an article on National Socialism in Russia was an enlightening way of looking at a culture, and suggesting that European people do - in fact - have a right to preserve their own culture (as long as they aren't tormenting or invading people of other nations) ...that I was a fascist. Me. Okay, yeah sure I'm the fascist. Apparently I'm just not judging the "right" thing. I should just go hate Jews and everyone will smile at me.
Or conversely, people insisting that I accept something that I find unacceptable, and yes I'll speak out against it, and I won't be tolerant of it. Why should I be? If I feel that a certain philosophy is inherently destructive why wouldn't I speak out negatively against it? As long as I don't go into anybody's house or private space and voice these opinions, and as long as I'm voicing them publicly, WHO GIVES A FUCK. No, I don't have to tolerate it quietly. I won't.
It's not even a matter of "sensing when" or "how" to voice one's own opinion's, because I have a perfect sense of that...IN REAL LIFE. In real life, I mainly mind my own business or avoid people I strongly disagree with, unless I think something truly destructive is going on. I don't see why I have to act that way on-line, why I should make myself as small and sheep-like as possible, in a medium that is a free flowing exchange of ideas, where someone might VOLUNTARILY listen and agree with me (note that I'm not screaming at them, or knocking on their door, or emailing them privately with my own beliefs).