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Re: SHOULD TOLERANT PEOPLE TOLERATE INTOLERANCE?
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MiningDog
on 02/08/2018, 10:36:27 UTC
In my opinion tolerant people should tolerate everything, even if "everything" includes people who are intolerant People who define themselves as tolerants should tolerate intolerance.
I think that tolerant people who don't tolerate somebody because he is intolerant go against tolerance because they don't accept a way of thinking.
Tolerant people should in my opinion accept every point of view even if they disagree.
I know it's hard to tolerate intolerance but people who do it are real tolerant people and are in my opinion wise people.
Life is always easier when you accept all, you don't go against the things, you just let the things be like they are.
I agree that it's best to be tolerant of everybody. I interpret this as respect for other peoples beliefs and traditions. This is not equivalent to passiveness. Imagine robbery. You could say I'm tolerant of all peoples. I'm even tolerant of robbers. A robber could say he believes it's okay to "steal from the rich". If he comes to your home, tolerance doesn't mean that you'll just let him steal all your things. You won't stand there thinking, "I respect his choice." Being tolerant of other's opinions is great, but it doesn't mean you think they should be able to break the law and hurt other people.