Why is it socially acceptable for one but not the other?

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Background:  I'm sure I will be accused of being all kinds of horrible things since asking this question, but I'd like to hear everyone's opinions.  I don't believe that anyone should be hateful towards any group for any reason, be it sexuality, religion, race, gender, belief, status, whatever, but I know that it's facile and immature to imagine that the world we live in will ever be like that.  

In the wake of the Chik-Fil-A anti-gay thing that's been going on recently, I got to thinking, however this could be applied to many issues-- isn't preaching 'tolerance' by being intolerant of the original intolerance extremely hypocritical?  

That sounds ridiculous, so let me use an example:  the generally reviled Westboro Baptist Church.  They preach against-- well, most everything-- but their big thing is, they are anti-homosexuality.  That's spreading the idea of hatred.  But how is it any better for pro-homosexuality groups to preach against Westboro Baptist, spreading the idea of hatred even further afield?  If we as a people should be free to practice whatever religion, sexual orientation, belief system, etc that we want and accepted as we are, shouldn't that include practicing being what many people would refer to as a small-minded misinformed bigot, and accepted as such?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I hate hearing about Chik-Fil-A God but anyway yes it is wrong, and they are hypocritical and quite ignorant but they are protected against the first amendment so generally there is nothing we can do about it. 

Now you happy you got that off your chest?

TK · Answer

The problem is that when people or groups like Westboro Baptist church get attention and start to convince others that they are right.  Then their toxic ideas can spread.  At some point, they can become widespread enough that their views can be enacted into law, and it becomes legal to malign, assault, and even kill gays.  Yes, that's an extreme extension of the concept, but it can and has happened.  See WW2, the Holocaust, etc for details.

So while it can be messy, and it can upset people with thin skins, if one person or group can promote a viewpoint that sounds intolerant or disagreeable to others, then those others should be able to rebut or protest or put their own counterpoint out there.  That's free speech and democracy in action.

Anonymous · Answer

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Anonymous · Answer

...it is not acceptable to be intolerant...but the "others" you speak of don't see it that way...

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Why is it socially acceptable for one but not the other?

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