The Ex-Leftist Speaks Out

Originally Posted by Day Brown

Democracy needs tolerance and compromise to exist. You do not have any
for your perceived opposition and your zealous support of sound bytes
like "freedom of speech". Corporate speech, not free speech, is what is
running the system. What we, who exhibit free speech in venues like this
have, is no significant effect on the process driven by zealots of both
the right and left like yourself.

Neurotics can't tolerate ambiguity. But the democratic process is.

To most of us, "freedom of speech" isn't a sound bite. Its a basic human right that helps protect us from Tyranny. Its only an intolerant person who would want to quash the freedom of speech of others. That's why on the Right Wing you will find people say things like: "I totally disagree with (fill in the blank), but I would fight for his right to say it."

Its a Left Wing trait to control the speech of others (i.e. 1984, the burning of books by Hitler, Mao). Conversely, only where you have a strong Right Wing are all sides of the political spectrum tolerated. Its a Law of Politics that "Tolerance of opinion is diminished the further you move politically to the Left." History proves this true.