John Pavlovitz: No, All Opinions are Not Equally Valid

[Nevilledog]

https://johnpavlovitz.com/2022/03/18/no-all-opinions-are-not-equally-valid/

Yesterday, a stranger on social media was defending Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s disturbing steadfast support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the continual flood of atrocities being committed in Ukraine. When I pressed the self-identified Christian man and questioned how a faith-based argument could be made for this kind of advocacy, he left a reply I’ve received a few thousand times in similar situations:

“Oh, you Liberals are so tolerant, unless someone disagrees with you!”

Yeah, that’s not how this works.

One of the greatest lies people propagate is that all opinions are valid: that every position is somehow equally worthy of merit and deserving of consideration.

We’re often led to believe that in every situation where an impasse is reached, the most humane response is to “agree to disagree” and to coexist with that person. That sounds like a noble conclusion but in reality it simply isn’t true. It’s also dangerous and in situations where people’s lives hang in the balance it can be deadly.

*snip*

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Sucks to be a true conservative when the Ptinista's

declare you a liberal. Oh well, welcome to our world, John.

[gratuitous]

2. I liked the remake of West Side Story

Really? I hated it!

Backandforth backandforth backandforth.

"Agree to disagree."

That's a difference of opinion and a permissible use of "agree to disagree."

I deserve to be treated with human dignity and respect.

I think all your kind should be deprived of basic rights in our society if not outright exterminated.

Backandforth backandforth backandforth.

Agree to disagree.

This is not a difference of opinion. This is a difference in simple, basic, decent humanity.

[stopdiggin]

3. no, all opinions are not equal

and some opinion might in fact be dangerous. BUT - after a certain amount of disagreement and back and forth, it is perfectly reasonable that my neighbor and I "agree to disagree." And it's actually far more reasonable than the idea that we should escalate and reengage - to the point where one of us is burning the other's house down.
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