If someone is a part of a culture and agrees to live as that culture lives, I don't have a big problem with it. Even if I personally think their culture is disgusting and violates the rights of those who take part in it. If that's what they want and agree to, and choose to stay in it, that's their business.
My problem comes when they try to impose the rules of their culture on those who aren't part of that culture. People who never agreed to live by those rules, or those who once did but changed their minds.
I don't care if it's Islam, communism, or some other form of Statism. Or Statanism.
The obvious problem is that all those kinds of cultures feel threatened by anyone living outside their culture. This is a sign that the culture isn't healthy- it can't survive those inside the culture seeing people living happily outside it. Any other way must be absorbed or destroyed before the illusion shatters.
This is how you know they are the bad guys.
I, on the other hand, am perfectly willing to "live and let live".
In America, this means I am not going to stop you if you want to recite socialist pledges, "tax" each other, follow an unethical religion, or let police rule you.
I simply require that you keep it to yourself- to those who want to live that way- and leave everyone else out of your cult. If someone attacks you, then defend yourself and your culture. If your "defense" crosses the line into aggression, then enjoy the consequences you've bought.
But my existence is no threat to you. I'm not going to violate you, and I expect you to not violate me. Let's see who the real antisocial threat is.
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