There are certain times when opinions are too vile. If someone says gay marriage shouldn’t exist, or that drag queens are grooming children, or that transwomen are transitioning just so they can win at sports, that clearly comes from a place of complete misunderstanding so ingrained that I couldn’t be around them much.
These are reasonably common positions even among the “moderate” right.
whether something is extreme or not has nothing to do with how popular it is. even if everyone in the world held those views they would still be extremist beliefs. the people who hold those views are not moderate.
If you don’t understand why you’re getting so much negative feedback, then I’d say you’re seriously lacking in either empathy or political understanding
I obviously can’t speak for everyone but my assumption is that there is such fundamental disagreement that for many, even saying “agree to disagree” with certain people would be a betrayal of their own values.
Someone I know put it pretty well when talking about the idea of how accepting their workplace should be of people’s different political values. They said “If someone doesn’t think I should have human rights, I don’t want to work with them.” which I think makes the point pretty well. See also: paradox of tolerance.
someone who doesnt think you should have human rights isnt moderate though. there is such a thing as people who disagree with you but are not extremists.
That’s a good point. I guess things have gotten so bad I don’t consider those views to be held only by extremists anymore but maybe (and hopefully) I’m wrong about that.
Isn’t the fact that it’s uncommon what makes it extreme though? I could be wrong about that but I’m not sure how else you’d define what is extreme vs not.
why is this so downvoted? its saying extremism is bad no matter which end of the political spectrum you are on, which is true.
There are certain times when opinions are too vile. If someone says gay marriage shouldn’t exist, or that drag queens are grooming children, or that transwomen are transitioning just so they can win at sports, that clearly comes from a place of complete misunderstanding so ingrained that I couldn’t be around them much.
These are reasonably common positions even among the “moderate” right.
whether something is extreme or not has nothing to do with how popular it is. even if everyone in the world held those views they would still be extremist beliefs. the people who hold those views are not moderate.
Ni idea porq tanto negativos
If you don’t understand why you’re getting so much negative feedback, then I’d say you’re seriously lacking in either empathy or political understanding
I obviously can’t speak for everyone but my assumption is that there is such fundamental disagreement that for many, even saying “agree to disagree” with certain people would be a betrayal of their own values.
Someone I know put it pretty well when talking about the idea of how accepting their workplace should be of people’s different political values. They said “If someone doesn’t think I should have human rights, I don’t want to work with them.” which I think makes the point pretty well. See also: paradox of tolerance.
someone who doesnt think you should have human rights isnt moderate though. there is such a thing as people who disagree with you but are not extremists.
That’s a good point. I guess things have gotten so bad I don’t consider those views to be held only by extremists anymore but maybe (and hopefully) I’m wrong about that.
well since it is an extreme, anyone holding that viewpoint is an extremist. it has nothing to do with how common it is.
Isn’t the fact that it’s uncommon what makes it extreme though? I could be wrong about that but I’m not sure how else you’d define what is extreme vs not.