[Neurons] 2016 Neurons #54 --- Intolerance--- The Source of the Violence

[L. Michael Hall]

From: L. Michael Hall

2016 "Neurons" #54

November 12, 2016

 

INTOLERANCE-

THE SOURCE OF THE VIOLENCE

 

On November 10 in Portland Oregon the "protests" transformed and became "a
riot."  Men in masks using baseball bats started damaging cars, smashing
windows, setting fire to buildings, looting businesses, setting police cars
on fire, and destroying private property.  Later, at least one person has
been beaten by angry hoodlums simply because he voted for Trump.   And why?
Because they didn't get their way in the election.  This response is not the
democratic response, it is the response of primitive societies.  

 

Now we know where the earlier violence came from.  Earlier during the
campaign violence burst out at some of the Trump Rallies and people
complained and even charged Trump with causing it.  But now we know the
truth of the source- "the angry left."  The good news is that others on the
Left are calling for calm.

 

So, what is the source of the violence?  Where does it come from?  It arises
from the intolerance of those on the Democratic party's "far left."  Many of
the protesters are simply communicating their views and opinions and are not
engaging in violence.  Yet even some of them, far too many of them, are
justifying the violence by their words.  In interviews with them in the past
two days many have argued that those committing violence have the right to
disagree.  What?  You mean disagreeing is the same thing as committing
crimes of violence?  When did that happen?

 

What's amazing is the rise of a new form of intolerance.  Some or many on
the liberal side now hold some very intolerant attitudes toward anyone who
disagrees with them or has a different view thing.  They proclaim tolerance
and act with rigid intolerance!  They charge Trump and the right wing as
being intolerant as Hitler and yet are so intolerant that they engage in
violence! 

 

Where does violence come from?  Intolerance.  When people become intolerant
and will not allow diverse opinions and view-points, they begin to shut down
and prevent people who think and value differently.  This is the problem
with the whole "politically correct" movement- a problem George Orwell spoke
about via his creative novels- his 1984 and Animal Farm books.  Today far
too many University Professors and students have invented an intolerant set
of values that they define as being politically correct and punish anyone
who violates it.

 

Interesting enough the two candidates who did not subscribe to political
correctness started two movements-Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.
Conversely the persons who were "politically correct," namely, Obama and
Clinton, were on the losing side.  They would not even name the enemy-
Radical Islam Terrorism.  That phrase has nothing to do with legitimate
Islam.  Instead it emphases a perversion of Islam, something "radical" and a
belief system committed to violence and terrorism.  Every Moslem believer
that I know (and I know hundreds who are valued colleagues in
Neuro-Semantics) are quick to condemn that perversion.  May their numbers
grow!

 

The intolerance of some on the left is now showing up in the protests and
which is getting out of control at times in the riots.  What are they
protesting?  They cannot be protesting the election process about popular
vote because we have always elected presidents by the Electoral College.
And Trump won 290 to 228; State after State that were expected to go for
Hillary did not, but went for Trump.  Whatever "rationalization" they come
up with to justify the protests, it will be shallow, inadequate, and forced.
There is no reason.  None occurred when Obama was elected.  None with other
presidents.

 

The problem is intolerance.  Paradoxically they intolerantly carry "No
hate!" signs and speak hateful language about Donald Trump!  In all of this
there is the lack of critical thinking.  If they listen carefully, they
might discover that Donald Trump never once said that he hated anyone.  He
never encouraged anyone to hate any other person.  What he did instead was
to focus on certain criminal behavior-murders, inability to vet people
coming into the country, etc.   Did he sometimes over-state his case and
fail to contextualize the persons involved?  Yes he did.  Yet the idea of
"hate" was invented and promoted by various media outlets.  A great way to
sell papers and increase an audience, but a terrible way to accurately
communicate.

 

The fruit of intolerance-violence-arises from the seeds that have been
planted for many years.  What are those "seeds?" 




.              Entitlement:  The world owes me; the government owes me
happiness and anything that I say is a "need."  I expect that I get health
care, college education, no taxes, etc.

.              Over-sensitivity: You should never say anything that upsets
me.  If you say anything that I don't like, you must stop.  Otherwise you
are abusing me.  I have the right to demand that you not offend me.  You do
not have the right of speech, only I do.  (This is also called immaturity!)

.              Lack of discipline: Don't expect me to discipline myself, be
responsible for myself, and don't enforce the laws when I violate them or
others violate them.

.              Failure to understand democracy and "the democratic
contract."  There is an astonishing lack of understanding of our history and
what democracy is and means.  I solved that problem with the book- Political
Coaching (2015).  (You can order it on  <http://www.neurosemantics.com)./>
www.neurosemantics.com). 

 

If that's the source, what's the cure?  How do we cure dogmatic and rigid
intolerance?  That's the question, isn't it?  That's what we have to change.
What we need is openness, acceptance of differences, critical thinking,
willingness to engage in debating issues and not personalizing them, etc.
And that's what we work on every way in Neuro-Semantics ... and that will be
the theme of forthcoming posts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.

               Neuro-Semantics Executive Director 

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