Am bringing this up due to a discussion with a friend who was excited over Sarah Palin joining Newsmax. Reminding him that she was a neocon and had already subverted the tea party before was not enough due to his belief 'it is good for the party'. The fable of the scorpion and the frog was meant for the liberal mindset. While compassion and forgiveness are tenets of liberalism (not progressivism) and the western philosophy, it does not mean forgiving treachery. There is a delineation between supporting free speech, the need to have open dialogue, and allowing those that wish us harm to subvert our values. The current state of the west today is due to this exact conditions. The rift that created KIA2 is due to the same scorpion being offered passage time and time again. It is our burden to maintain the garden we have sown.
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Define what this "community" is, seeing as we're now two degrees separated from the original KIA that most people probably found this place through. But trust me when I say that I'm more aware of people wanting to change the foundation of my beliefs pretty much anywhere. Somehow, I'm not really surprised when I see someone make a bitter turn in this world anymore.
On a side note that's somewhat related here. Fuck gamergate. I know that a lot of people joined here because of it, but I can't stand that movement anymore. It's honestly disgusting how desperate people were to avoid being labeled "Right-wing". And a big fuck you to anyone that considers yourselves liberals. You're cowards, and a cause of the majority of the west's ills. And your ignorance of social/political dealings before that movement is pure retardation.