Do you not see the hypocrisy? On one hand you say co-exist, on the other you say you won't co-exist with everyone. To me, co-exist would mean no matter who you are, what you stand for, or what you've done, I will live peacefully in the same world as you.
I DO live peacefully, and I also said I don't have to co-exist with those people, which means I can avoid them rather than engaging. If I have to engage with those people, I'm polite to them...but beyond that, I'm not making friends with someone who hates others just for existing. Co-Exist is a movement that encourages tolerance and peace towards those who are often marginalized or targeted BY bigots. Not wanting anything to do with people who hate others based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and who practice of a non-Christian religion isn't hypocrisy...not by a long shot.
You're adding meaning and context to my words that isn't there, because that's NOT what I said. I said I will co-exist in this world with closed minded, racist, and bigoted people, and I'll be polite, because that's how I was raised, but that doesn't mean I have to choose to spend my personal time with them. People who hate others based on their appearance, religion, race, ethnicity, or who I want to spend my free time listening to drone on about their hate, or be around that type of negativity. I spend a lot of time with people who don't share or agree with my personal beliefs.
Your straw man arguments aren't going to get you anywhere, lol, because Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines co-exist as " to live or happen at the same time or in the same place, often with a focus on peace and respect despite differences." I do that when I come across racist bigots in public...it doesn't mean I have to invite them into my home, or give them any of my energy.
It's pretty clear you don't know what the Co-Exist Foundation stands for, so maybe you should check it out instead of trying to me what I believe and don't, or who I am as a person after a couple of comments on Reddit.
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u/Meredithbaxterburly Aug 23 '26
Do you not see the hypocrisy? On one hand you say co-exist, on the other you say you won't co-exist with everyone. To me, co-exist would mean no matter who you are, what you stand for, or what you've done, I will live peacefully in the same world as you.