The Tolerance Discussion

[Joywitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 4203

Thanks for backing me up, Penny and Neil.  I agree that Martha 
seriously over-reacted.  I was just reporting what JKR said at the 
chat, well, ok and adding my opinion a little bit.

And Neils point is well taken - I have met many, many, many 
intolerant people in my life.  Some of them have very right-wing 
political views, other have very left-wing political views.

I think that it is fair to say that most, and perhaps all, of the 
people who want to ban the HP books are religious 
fundamentalistists.  This does NOT mean that ALL religious 
fundamentalists want to ban the HP books. We need to remember our 
basic logic here - If A then B is NOT equal 
to If B, then A.  In other words, The statement *If my car is out of 
gas then it will not run* does NOT imply the statement *If my car 
does not run then it is out of gas*

And the facts are that JKR did have some choice words for the people 
who want to ban her books and she did refer to them as the religious 
right-wing and she is, politically, a leftist.  Clearly a very 
tolerant leftist, IMHO, as I myself try to be.  Tolerance of other 
people and other viewpoints, I have to add, though, does not mean 
acceptance in any way of those ideologies which sensible people find 
repugnant - like racism and fascism.

-- Joywitch