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Originally posted by MagiK:
Just out of curiosity....***puts on devils horns and tail*** do racists not have a right to their opinions just as anyone else does?
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Yes, with limits. (1) The constitution prohibits the gov't from "sponsoring" or supporting discrimination. (2) The civil rights act prohibits discrimination in the workplace and insists public places of business be open to all regardless of race, color, creed etc. (you've heard the list before). (3) In some states, hate crime laws stiffen penalties for violent acts committed on the basis of racial hatred.
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Personally, Im of a mind that opinions are allowed, actions are not. Seems to me that by being so hatful toward the racist, you are becoming just as bad.
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Well, yes. I find myself often saying the only thing I absolutely will not tolerate is intolerance. 
As with other obvious conundrums faced in my often-contradictory existence, I get over this and move on. 
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Edit: Who has the right to an opinion...and who does not...in a free society should there not be tolerance for all ?
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Well, again, does that mean tolerate the intolerant? You can throw most arguments on their head this way. Besides, just because they have the right to hate based on race, I have the right to hate based on hate.
The Dixie Chix found out recently that having the right to say what you please does not make you immune from people disagreeing.
I am permitted to hate the hateful, and love to do so.