How Tolerance can change the world!

[vinchente000]

To start, I lived 5 years in Mexico where I was babtised and did my Catholic communion by choice when I was 12. I moved back to germany in 2010 and stopped going to church and practicing as much as I did in mexico. More and more I move away from religion but I am not an Atheist.

There are a lot of people who can't accept others religions or beliefs which is something that annoys me deeply. Personally I respect people of all religions and with all beliefs (unless you know they are neo-nazis or something like that). I stop respecting YOU if you give me a reason too. If you are an ass to me or worse, try to force your religion or belief on me I stop respecting you because you make your whole Religion/Belief look bad.

I know a lot of people are not that way and that is alright. A lot of people are raised differently in the world. Again that is alright. But what I think can make the world a lot better is a simple word: Tolerance.

I feel that people being tolerant of someones religion/belies or lifestyles everybody would be a lot happier.

Take all the anti gay protests for example. I respect that those protesting were raised differently and do not agree but I think they should at least be tolerant of the fact that the people living that life are different.

You don't have to like it or agree with it but being tolerant at least diminishes the hate a bit.

I think a little Tolerance can change the world bit by bit

[xHoneyxBeex]

I don't disagree with the core message of your take here. However, I've come to find that the people who preach about "tolerance" the most tend to be the least tolerant of differing viewpoints (I'm not saying you are like this, I'm just speaking in general).

I don't consider myself to be a hateful person one bit, but I can't tell you how many people who have more liberal beliefs than me, have screamed "tolerance" in my ear only to turn around and call me names when I express my more conservative values and beliefs. That's just my personal experience with people who talk about tolerance so much. It seems to me that they want people to be tolerant of their values and opinions, but they don't like when anyone believes differently.

We're all entitled to our various beliefs and opinions about something. My point is, it's just hard to take people who preach tolerance seriously when so many of them are so hypocritical about it.

[vinchente000]

i agree with you :) basically me i do my thing and rarely care but i do think tolerance can be useful

[xHoneyxBeex]

Yeah, I understand what you're saying :)

[rjroy3]

She broke It down best

[Waffles731]

Yes it can,
I moved away from organized religion and am now spiritual but not religious,
I will tolerate anything that is healthy spirituality and not a cult

[Waffles731]

No islam is not a cult,
Scientology is a cult

[ObscuredBeyond]

Tolerance, according to Webster, means you put up with something but you don't have to like it. The modern definition used by perversion lobbyists is: "You have to allow what we do, even if it steps on what you do. You have to let us take over. And you have to like it." Also, even negative tolerance (the traditional meaning) has its limits. Tolerating what is objectively and intrinsically evil is never a good idea. Especially if the body count is piling up rapidly.

This is one example: negative tolerance states that if you have Islamic neighbors but don't like Islam, but the neighbors aren't being obnoxious, then you ignore them. You leave them be. Most are content to follow this to a fault. "Positive tolerance" states that we have to cave in to them and to their every single demand, even if they don't respect our wishes or way of life. That's how you get Dearborn flooded with ISIS flags.

Negative tolerance states that if you suspect someone is caught up in homosexuality, you don't have to agree with their attitude, behavior, et. al. But if they don't bother you, you generally don't bother them. Unless they involve you or someone in your family or friend circle directly.

The "New Tolerance" states that when they come barging into your home and telling you how to run it, you have to do as they say - or else. One family in England learned that the hard way. They tried running a private hotel from a section of their home. And even though it was their house, their rules, a bunch of gay activists showed up and demanded that the hotel be run like a gay bar - and repeatedly got uncomfortably close to the couple's children. Guess who the authorities sided with.

Negative tolerance gives us Catholics and Presbyterians living side by side and generally getting along even if they disagree. Positive "tolerance" gives us Norwegian police giving up after being ordered to stand down while ISIS sympathizers sack the city and run amok enforcing Sharia on unsuspecting civilians.

So distinctions matter more than ever.

[LiveFreeorDieHard]

I pretty much mind my own business. I dont really think or care about other peoples religion or how they vote. I would much rather find out how that pretty girl looks while naked or what games my guy friends play. Not sure if that maked me tolerant or a selfish ass. I guess you guys can decide.

[RationalMale]

"Tolerance" means that when someone disagrees with you, you call them haters or bigots or racists or fascists, and you try to get them fired.

"Tolerance" is just a stick for the left to beat everyone else around with. It doesn't mean "being okay with opposing views."

[QuestionMan]

Tolerance must go both ways, there are people that like and dislike a certain thing so both views must be heard. Often times those crying for tolerance will ignore those with a different opinion. In reality all they want is acceptance of their view and the silencing of opposition.

[skeptic007]

so you think we should tolerate ISIS
you think we should tolerate the KKK
should we tolerate the DDT ACT

no we need to kill and get rid of these types of things, they cause issues and spread like a disease too child

we need to
kill the kids, the fathers, and mothers suck that what im saying is true

[Eugene]

Tolerate this
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[KHaskins]

Just watch:
southpark.cc.com/clips/104225/acceptance-speech

[hellionthesage]

Personally, I find that the most "tolerante" people are usually the least tolerante.

[bluenose1872]

Never happen. You've still got black people that hate whites for slavery and it never happened to any of them. Arabs that hate everybody coz they're not Muslim. Tolerance happens in Disney films.

[Mysterio421]

Sure tolerance for certain things is ok. But I have a 0 tolerance policy for certain things.

[KevinFart]

Hey dipshit, tolerance is DESTROYING the world.

How much tolerance must we show cultures that wish to destroy our Western Civilization?

[Anonymous]

What @hellionthesage said is so true; social justice warriors tend to be the most intolerant people around.

[vinchente000]

im not preaching tolerance i just think that people should be tolerant but im not forcing it on people just merely expressing my thoughts

[stupiduglydude]

Well written. Thanks for sharing this. :)

[loverlyjazz1989]

I definitely agree! :)