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To the statement that claims: “I believe all -let’s see: all women, all...” them being ethnic groups, sexually-defined communities and so on, my response is:

I believe in individuality; the responsibility each and every one of us takes for their actions and the consequences of being what you, as an individual, had chosen to espouse.

Intersectionality, claiming to be the will of the group-think, is definitely dangerous to the freedom of speech and productive debate.

TomCheytan 5 May 12
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I am not sure whether you are aiming your comments at individuals who hide behind the beliefs of a group or at those that criticise particular groups by assuming that all members of that group are the same.
Being in what may be defined as a group be it cyclists’, hikers’ or religious or ethnic groups does not of course mean that all in that group think and behave the same. They are however likely to share some views and religious or political people etc are particularly likely to do so. People often choose to be part of a particular group because of shared views or perhaps because they don’t know what to think and want to be guided by a set of beliefs. In such cases it is probably not far short of the truth to criticise an individual on the basis of the particular groups stated beliefs.
If your view is that every individual should be accountable for their own actions and cannot be allowed to hide behind a particular doctrine or similar then I would agree entirely. I think lack of personal accountability is at the root of many of societies problems and there is a great tendency for blame to be placed elsewhere for the repercussions of what are actually individual choices.

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I am not a racist or a Venn diagram. I am only phobic about things that could harm me. I don't believe anyone without research. I don't believe anyone anyone whose story does not logically and reasonably fit the evidence. I don't believe anyone profiting from their story especially media whores.

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