re: White Student Union formed @ AU

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I am glad you agree with me that White students have a right to a White Student Union and that anyone who disagrees with it's formation must be held to the same standards as one who would disagree with a (insert minority of the month here) Student Union. Any in disagreement or protest should be branded a bitter racist, be outcast, and be seen as a pariah. Glad we have that common ground. Now, about my question. Would you consider yourself a bigot intolerant of any views other than your own? Serious question.

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I do agree, both on free speech grounds and pragmatically. I think racism should be out in the open so non-racists will know who to avoid and mock. That is, anyone who feels the need to join something as unnecessary as a union of white people to defend against injustices that don't exist is worthy of being either mocked or avoided entirely. I don't believe that people who are subjected to poor treatment should be criticized for banding together - it's the only way that certain people have ever received any fair treatment from majority populations. There is a reason that the Revolutionary War happened. There is a reason why the bus boycotts and civil rights marches happened. There is a reason why the KKK is universally hated and mocked.

As for being intolerant of views other than my own: I certainly prefer my own, but I disagree with people all the time. Some can even defend their viewpoints intellectually. The ones that base their views on a sense of superiority based on race are only worthy of being mocked or avoided. They will never be convinced by logic. The good news is that they are dying out quickly.