A prime example of liberal "tolerance and open-mindedness"
please stop bringing randyhaddock back into my dashboard. pretty please. i’m all for debate with people who see the world differently, but in the absence of rational thought and openness to reality it get borings and frustrating. and fast.i still struggle to understand a folk-singer who doesn’t think the little guy needs a hand once in awhile…
I’ve seen this biteofpythias person write about me a few times in the past. His rants are always the same whiny drivel — he never actually refutes any of my points, but merely offers the same lame ad hominem attacks. He always expresses concern over the treasured purity of his dashboard, and how unbearable it is to read my posts via reblogs. He always exhorts the reblogger to keep his dashboard free from my posts. Who wants to be bothered by those pesky opposing views, right? I usually follow the first rule of the Internet and ignore the trolls. But at this point I am just extremely curious as to what this dude’s deal is. Or maybe not, I know exactly what this dude’s deal is.
More than once he’s wondered how a right-leaning musician who’s into folk music, such as myself, could possibly be a non-lefty. Aside from the absurdity of such inquiry, I’m left wondering if collectivists are really that unable to accept the notion that not all people will perfectly fit their well-defined stereotypes. I’m a Puerto Rican, folk/country blues lovin’, unabashed capitalist, pro-profit, pro-business, free market lovin’ conservative who opposes illegal immigration, supports our military, believes in small government and fiscal responsibility, is suspicious of any government handout, staunchly opposes affirmative action, supports gay marriage, opposes abortion, despises unions, and believes that the only thing that defines individuals are individuals themselves. My race doesn’t define me, rest assured a musical interest won’t define me either.
The above post is pretty representative of all the previous posts made by this person.They consist of pleading the reblogger not to do it anymore, complaining about his precious dashboard, and throwing a few personal attacks — mainly my alleged lack of reason. Notice how he never actually goes into the why. He never actually backs up his inane remarks.
And you know why? Because this fella right here, like many other lefties, simply do not put up with diversity of opinion. They spend their days parading around and celebrating their self-described tolerance when they are among the most intolerant people I have seen. An opposing view makes their blood boil, it gets their hearts pumping, their eyes rolling with utter contempt, and the only recourse are personal attacks completely bereft of substance.
Notice he says he’s “all for debate with people who see the world differently, but in the absence of rational thought and openness to reality it get[s] borings[sic] and frustrating” Really? Is that an accurate assessment? Has this person shown to be open for debate? Does he really accept people who view the world differently? Which part of my posts which he’s complained about have been devoid of logic or reasoning? Which post shows I am somehow detached from reality? What did I say exactly that was irrational? I’ll never know because he, like many others, seem to think that reason and logic = agreeing with me. He, like many others, has no intention to engage those who view the world different than he does. He, like many others, do not accept that people are different and have different ideas. He, like many others, feels that as long as they tolerate someone’s race and sexual orientation, they’re a-OK in the tolerance department, and it’s OK to be bigoted towards those who are ideologically different.
You, sir, are a severely close-minded, grade A bigot.
Alright, I promise to try my best to not break the cardinal rule of the Internet and not engage a troll again.