Reply #45: I don't want an "open mind"; I want equality, justice, and reason.

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I'm not open to fascism, predatory economics, or religious dogmatism. I'm not open to cowardice and capitulation. I'm not open to using individuals as means to an ends. Individuals are ends in themselves.

If you are committed to injustice, predatory behavior, exclusionism--you are my enemy and I will fight you. If you suddenly have an "awakening" and take up a commitment to justice, equality, and reason I will be happy to fight beside you. But if you enjoy injustice and benefit from inequality and you make up silly, irrational arguments to back up your privileges, I will fight you to the death with the same passion as someone trying to kill someone beloved to me. Because you are a predator and your behavior is destroying someone who is precious to someone. And, believing that people are equals, I am required to fight for justice no matter who it concerns.

Open-mindedness and radical ethical relativism are not identical (or even closely related, really...)