Between us, I’m weary of being accused of -ism and anti- and bigotry and hate. I’m none of those things and it’s honestly hurtful. That’s a hostility that’s very personal.
To foster those accusations is ignorant of the mental health peer advocacy and community outreach I’ve developed and championed since 2010. I do this stuff more than I do geology stuff. Because I care about people and our community.
My positions are reasoned and considered and to be accused of despicable qualities without asking me any questions is just myopic and intolerant. Ask me questions. Have a discussion. Learn from each other.
Disagreement. Satirizing. Irreverence. Plain ol’ different and distinct values. And promoting my values irrespective of your values. None of these qualify as hatred and intolerance. Nor is promoting your values irrespective of my values. Have the difficult discussions. Attack the ideal and not the idealist. We don’t have to agree to understand each other.
My distilled take is intolerance – ism and anti and bigot – is expecting others to be nice and kind in the way you want them to be nice and kind, and anything less is hate and bigotry.
That is weak logical Kung Fu. It’s also shallow and inhumane.
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