shrubnose
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Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?
Did I say one word about taking your rights away from you?
No, I did not.
If you can't deal with equal rights for every human being, maybe you're living in the wrong country.
"Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself." ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
Except you have no such right to be free of discrimination or to be treated fairly. The state must do both of those, but your fellow citizens are under no such obligation. It is a tough concept for many to swallow, but I have the right to discriminate. You do not have the right to be free from discrimination.
If our rights are equal, then you don't get to impose your standard of 'fairness' or tolerance upon anyone else. Unless you believe your 'goodness' trumps their 'badness.' The trouble is, if that is your standard then you don't believe in equal rights for all.
Did I say one word about taking your rights away from you?
No, I did not.
If you can't deal with equal rights for every human being, maybe you're living in the wrong country.
"Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself." ~ Robert Green Ingersoll