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A tweet from the George Takei Twitter account which states:
"A Democrat was in the White House when my family was sent to the internment camps in 1941. It was an egregious violation of our human and civil rights.
It would have been understandable if people like me said they’d never vote for a Democrat again, given what had been done to us.
But being a liberal, being a progressive, means being able to look past my own grievances and concerns and think of the greater good. It means working from within the Democratic party to make it better, even when it has betrayed its values.
I went on to campaign for Adlai Stevenson when I became an adult. I marched for civil rights and had the honor of meeting Dr. Martin Luther King. I fought for redress for my community and have spent my life ensuring that America understood that we could not betray our Constitution in such a way ever again.
Bill Clinton broke my heart when he signed DOMA into law. It was a slap in the face to the LGBTQ community. And I knew that we still had much work to do. But I voted for him again in 1996 despite my misgivings, because the alternative was far worse. And my obligation as a citizen was to help choose the best leader for it, not to check out by not voting out of anger or protest.
There is no leader who will make the decision you want her or him to make 100 percent of the time. Your vote is a tool of hope for a better world. Use it wisely, for it is precious. Use it for others, for they are in need of your support, too."
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The last paragraph I find particularly powerful and something more people really should take into account.
It’s a shame liberals/progressives cannot practise the tolerance they preach.
I expect this to be a wildly unpopular post. Bring the hate - it serves only to illustrate the truth of my first line!
The point he’s making is that despite that, at least they aren’t actively practicing anti-tolerance and hate. You missed the point of the post completely to attempt to incite a flame war.
Not trying to incite anything. And yes, they are actively practicing ant-tolerance. And you are acutely aware of that.
There is no more tolerance on the left than there is on the right. That about sums up the problem doesn’t it.
Lol. You mean like your incorrect, inflammatory post here? This idiotic one you didn’t get paid for? Haha.
I can’t have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent!
Hahahaha you centrists are so fucking stupid
And there’s your tolerance. Thanks Sparky. Lol
This image shows a comic book scene depicting Captain America punching a red masked super-villian with a large swastika on his chest. A balloon of text above the villains head reads “SO MUCH FOR THE TOLERANT LEFT”.