“Thus evil may be found in anger, when one is angry more or less than right reason demands. But if one is angry in accordance with right reason, one's anger is deserving of praise.” ~ St. Thomas Aquinas; Summa Theologiae, Secunda Secundae Partis, Q. 158

Best quote I've read in a long time. I remember the first time I was confronted by the concept of "hate speech", back in the 90s when Clinton was advocating legislation prohibiting it. I told everyone who would listen that I in no way supported that and that hate is not a crime, and neither is expressing one's hate. I also find it abominable that there are "good" and "bad" targets for hate e.g., hating Nazis is "good" but hating faggots is "bad". Apparently it's always been okay for jews to hate anyone or anything the want without condemnation.

I've never needed support by intellectual authority to justify my thinking, but I'm glad to be in the company of a luminary like Aquinas.

Tallest is one of the few actually intelligent people on here that get it. He may be a negative Nancy sometimes but he's at least truthful about the reality we face. I don't always agree with him but for the most part he is dead on.