Why are the "tolerant" liberals so intolerant?

Question

Here's a question that I had responded to: "How does America get away with not closing Guantanamo?"

Here's the full text of my answer: "I'm sorry, exactly what terrible things is the USA doing there? Be specific please with sources. The only things I've heard of are bogus allegations of abuses against Korans and making life uncomfortable for the detainees."

Apparently some liberals found this answer offensive, because Yahoo deleted it with the reason of "Reason of Violation:Insulting Other Participants"

Answer 1

I'm a Liberal on most issues, and if what you're showing is all there was... then there are two idiots involved; the one who reported your answer, and the one who actually deleted it.

There's not one thing that even comes close to a violation in that answer.

(Oh, and you're in good company. A lot of people, Liberals and conservatives alike, get totally acceptable QnA deleted. It's happened to me about ten times. YA has even overturned some.)

Answer 2

Although I'm not a flaming liberal I favor many of their positions over that of conservatives. One of the attributes of a liberal is supposed to be tolerance of the ideas and behavior of others. I sometimes see a liberal lose sight of this principal and will come to the defense of the party being vilified. This is what happened several days ago to me.
Someone, I won't name any names, posted a question "Saddam was hanged by bush...that was a big mistake so....?" He/she then went on to say " what should be done about george W. bush...I wish I could kill that hypocrite...bastard" I answered "You're not asking a question, you're making a statement, and apparently basing your hatred on the untruth of it."
Guess who got the violation? I'll probably get another one for repeating this episode. LOL

Answer 3

I thought the old "discuss" option was eliminated because of the liberal bias of yahoo. I used to get shut off when I was winning a debate with facts but it didn't fit the view/feeling of the liberal I was debating. Yahoo said some people were dominating the discussion (cons with facts) and not letting other people state their views (libs with no facts). I have had things of mine pulled on this board with reasons that just didn't fit what I said. I've told them several times now that thier liberal bias is kind of like a plumbers crack.......you just can't hide it.
By the way....when a liberal says tolerant, that means they will tolerate you if you agree with them.

Answer 4

Dude, don’t complain about it. Unless if your Yahoo account is important to you (ie if you use it for your business or work) then forget about it. I know there are probably a lot of leftists running Yahoo! boards. Go to these politcal forum to freely discuss about politics:

Americans for Legal Immigration
http://www.alipac.us/

ChronWatch
http://forum.chronwatch.com/

Democracy Forums
http://www.democracyforums.com/

Debate Politics Forums
http://www.debatepolitics.com/

The Politics Forum
http://www.politicsforum.org/

UK politics
http://www.politicsforum.co.uk/

In one thread, this racist girl was bashing my Native American Indian friends. I wrote a lengthy piece about how fierce and great warriors were the Native American Indians of the US Nations. At the end, I told her off that I was going to report her which I did. However, my post got deleted for no reason but her racist thread was still up but I didn’t get a warning email for it. Just nuts. I didn’t even use profanity or vulgar demeaning language against her in my post. I only had high praises for the Native Americans.

Answer 5

I am not sure yahoo has the violation system down that well. Don't take it personally.
People are angry. Even the liberals. Things are bad all over. If one cannot recognize what is going on in Iraq by now nothing anyone says will help.

Answer 6

You're being paranoid. I'm what you would consider a liberal and I've had questions and answers removed for trivial, unjustified things. You're trying to make libs look bad because of the way YA arbitrarily enforces its rules. You got nothing.

Answer 7

Libbos are tolerant only of other libbos. They are anti-American in every aspect of the word. Given their true desires, this country wouldn't last until tomorrow morning.

Answer 8

Third US Senator Suggests Closing Guantanamo
By VOA News
12 June 2005




Senator Patrick Leahy (file photo)
Another U.S. senator has suggested shutting down the prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

In an interview with CBS television Sunday, Democrat Patrick Leahy said he thinks the United States will eventually have to close Guantanamo, which he characterized as a "legal black hole." He added that, at the least, the administration should say who is being held there and why.

On Saturday, Senator Mel Martinez became the first prominent Republican to suggest closing the facility. Senator Joe Biden and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter - both Democrats - have also called for its closing.

Amnesty International recently called Guantanamo "the gulag of our time" - an assertion President Bush strongly rejects.

But when asked about closing the facility, Mr. Bush did not respond directly, saying his administration is "exploring all alternatives" for protecting America.

Amnesty International has repeatedly urged the US government to abolish the commissions as they breach fundamental standards for fair trial. It is deeply concerned that US authorities are proceeding with pre-trial hearings at Guantánamo despite their serious flaws which, at worst, include possible death sentences and the admission of evidence obtained under torture, as well as severe limitations to the right of appeal and restrictions on the right to a lawyer of one’s own choice. They are also discriminatory in that only foreign nationals are subjected to such unfair procedures, which would not be permitted for trials of US citizens.

The US government has recently announced that it is considering banning statements obtained under torture from military commission proceedings. Amnesty International believes that such a step can only be welcomed if the ban is to include all forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment as required by the UN Convention against Torture. Otherwise, the US administration’s limited definition of what constitutes torture will render such a ban meaningless. In addition, since the commissions are constructed at the whim of the executive, no rule change indicates permanence. This move underscores the lack of any certainty in the commission rules from day to day.

Answer 9

I have the same problem with the "black" candidate and "women" to be elected President of America.

They apparently see no difference between sexes and races as long as it fits their agenda.

But, boy you get some rich white boys and one "black" dancer and all hell turns loose, because it didn't fit their agenda.

Liberals, HYPROCRISY is thy name!

Answer 10

Liberals don't like their country to be run by a warmongering redneck who has turned America into a laughing stock.
What else don't you understand?