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- From: marco@sdf.lonestar.org (Steve Giammarco)
- Subject: Re: ,,,
- Message-ID: <BzKIBw.37n@sdf.lonestar.org>
- Organization: Best lil' ol' Pubnix in Texas
- References: <1992Dec16.140618.13097@bsu-ucs> <BzE3v2.5y0@cscns.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 17:09:31 GMT
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- In article <BzE3v2.5y0@cscns.com> rks@cscns.com (gisle j benediktsson) writes:
- >re: How dare one 'tolerate' us..
- >
- > I have to agree with this statement very strongly. I was watching
- >a TV show recently during which one of the panelists made the statement
- >that it is "noble to put your hand out to the rejected" and I got so
- >damned pissed that I wanted to shoot the television! What kind of an
- >arrogant asshole would figure that ANYONE should want to accept the
- >table scraps of 'tolerance' from another??
- >
- > Presuming that every relationship is a voluntary social contract, I
- >would be willing to accept two options: flat rejection or ACCEPTANCE.
- >Period.
-
- Being a gay man, I've discovered that where my rights end, your rights
- begin. I see tolerance as a negotiated point from which both sides can
- coexist. Asking people to polarize one way or the other leads to margin-
- alization of a society (even moreso than today).
-
- I feel as frustrated as you do when I am "tolerated". But to demand anything
- else and force people to _choose_ is mind control, too. I'd rather educate,
- one person at a time if need be. >
- e
- >
- >
- >
-
-
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