>>>>>I don't think I passed any judgment on any of the groups I mentioned; I tried to pull examples across the spectrum only to show that the mechanism is the same, regardless of the political or cultural color of the group. If it looked that I had any preferences, it was unintended.
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>>>>>update: ah, you may think I was talking about the group vs wider society? No, this was about group vs renegade members.
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>>>>Let's look at your root message again. You said: "If you're American and leftist (I mean, left from what's called left here),...you're black sheep as well, there's nothing new. Intolerance makes politics."
>>>>Would you like to disclaim this statement now? If not then I have to repeat my suggestion to replace 'left' with 'right' in this sentence and ask your opinion again.
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>>>In that case, "Americans" is the group, and "leftist" is the renegade. Likewise, I did mention "anyone finding good sides of ... during cold war". So it is - the internal politics of a group may be national politics if the group is a nation, but that doesn't change the mechanism. Dissenters will be perceived as renegades, and ostracized or accused of treason by the group's hardliners. Happens all the time.
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>>>Your point is?
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>>I would prefer to receive your answer on my question. It was pretty simple and straightforward. Should I repeat it again?
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>You haven't repeated it yet, so it will be the first. Go ahead. After that, if I'm stubborn, you may need to repeat it again.
No problem.
You said that it is intolerant when ultra-leftists in America are considered as bad guys. I am asking your opinion if ultra-rightists in America should be considered as bad guys or not, and, if they should be considered this way, would you call it intolerant?
Hopefully, you understand my question now. I would appreciate concise answer.
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant