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Response to WillParkinson (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 05:16 PM

orleans (21,731 posts)

16. i was very tolerant -- of everyone -- until...

self described hippy-dippy bleeding heart liberal (not that dippy)

once accepted EVERYONE & their views (hey, because if that's what they think or believe "that's cool" and i accept everyone regardless)

THEN

came the slurs against blacks and it dawned on me that just because i don't laugh or smile or nod my head in agreement -- it wasn't enough. i was, in a weird way, still showing approval by my silence. and i didn't approve. (my first realization that i wasn't as tolerant and accepting of everyone's deal as i thought.)

so i spoke out.

THEN

came the slurs against gays--the homophobes giving voice to their phobe. and i realized i'm really not that "it's cool--everyone's cool" liberal i thought i was.

i spoke out.

but homophobia and racism are different than political viewpoint. so i thought. and i was still accepting of other political stripes.

until george fuckhead. OMFG!

and then i spoke out.

granted, i'm no where near as tolerant as i once envisioned myself to be. but it's simply morally wrong to accept and tolerate evil and cruelty. (the price we pay for an open mind)

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77 replies	Author	Time	Post
To those who say liberals are intolerant... [View all]	WillParkinson	Jan 2013	OP
that last paragraph contradicts itself	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#1
you really don't understand English. If I have objective evidence that someone is behaving	Pretzel_Warrior	Jan 2013	#3
so your lead line is abusive	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#4
Tolerance and intolerance are antithetical.	NinetySix	Jan 2013	#8
now THAT I did NOT understand	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#12
What would you consider objective evidence?	JDPriestly	Jan 2013	#41
You nailed it.	Pretzel_Warrior	Jan 2013	#49
As a joke, I often say that	jazzimov	Jan 2013	#10
I am generally intolerant of jazz	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#15
Ahhh, see?	jazzimov	Jan 2013	#23
Oh, and to add,	jazzimov	Jan 2013	#26
by absolutist	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#30
I tend to use terms objectively	jazzimov	Jan 2013	#35
but why should I be willing to change my opinion	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#37
Just Jets on the field	tama	Jan 2013	#66
people with high post counts do get ppr'd, it just takes a lot more.	Flying Squirrel	Jan 2013	#39
Maybe you're serious -- maybe you're just being casually argumentative...	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#18
because it does not say what "not have to tolerate" means	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#22
"...never an excuse" is unequivocal. n/t	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#28
no, because "logic" is "the principle governing the human intellect"	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#31
Do we not agree on the meaning of the word "never"?	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#33
Do we agree about reality?	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#40
Clearly, you have an axe to grind.	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#71
it's not about the OP	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#72
Good grief, man.	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#74
looking for insults in all the wrong places	hfojvt	Jan 2013	#75
"What else does it mean to "not tolerate"?	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#76
And one more thing...	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#77
hfojvt has it right	Puzzledtraveller	Jan 2013	#34
youre kidding right?	bowens43	Jan 2013	#53
To me being opened minded means listening to both sides, not accepting both sides. nm	rhett o rick	Jan 2013	#2
+1	Jamaal510	Jan 2013	#20
Back in the 70's I said the last bigotry would be against bigots....	Spitfire of ATJ	Jan 2013	#5
This message was self-deleted by its author	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Jan 2013	#6
I agree with what you're stating...	MyshkinCommaPrince	Jan 2013	#7
Sometimes you just move on.	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#19
Intolerant are those who shout: "You're Either With Us Or Against Us."	blkmusclmachine	Jan 2013	#9
Some guildlines to your questions.	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Jan 2013	#11
I am intolerant	Rain Mcloud	Jan 2013	#13
DU could practice a little tolerance	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#14
thats because he's uh, a DEMOCRAT	pasto76	Jan 2013	#21
+1! n/t	bama_blue_dot	Jan 2013	#25
That is because "Democrat" used to mean Liberal and/or Progressive.	RC	Jan 2013	#27
in other words, the party has been hi-jacked by/morphed into	stupidicus	Jan 2013	#38
True, there is little in common with liberalism	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#44
Barack Obama gave one of the most forceful declaration of liberal principles...	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#24
Well, I suppose words technically speak louder than actions	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#43
I gave some specific examples	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#62
My apologies, I thought you were quoting his speech only.	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#67
Moderate Republican is arguably a fitting label for the president.	cheapdate	Jan 2013	#69
I think we are more in agreement than disagreement.	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#70
But if you're entirely opposed to the guy, then there doesn't seem to be much room	nomorenomore08	Jan 2013	#32
I never said I was entirely opposed to the President.	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#45
Fair enough. I certainly have plenty of points of disagreement myself, when it comes to Obama's	nomorenomore08	Jan 2013	#73
i was very tolerant -- of everyone -- until...	orleans	Jan 2013	#16
Being tolerant doesn't mean tolerating	Shankapotomus	Jan 2013	#17
Being tolerant towards bigots doesn't mean I have to like bigots or shut up about them.	backscatter712	Jan 2013	#29
Being Liberal is not enough for either side	Riftaxe	Jan 2013	#36
Teatards have nothing in common with Progressives	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#46
So it would be safe to say you are not a liberal	Riftaxe	Jan 2013	#48
I'm not sure how you've concluded I'm not liberal.	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#50
liberals can be very hateful and abusive. they just don't recognize it as such.	HiPointDem	Jan 2013	#42
Who, for example is the Liberal Rush Limbaugh?	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#47
well, Bill Maher called Sarah Palin a cunt once	NoMoreWarNow	Jan 2013	#54
Oh yeah. Case closed, then.	CranialRectaLoopback	Jan 2013	#58
Word.	riqster	Jan 2013	#57
Here is what gets overlooked	DonCoquixote	Jan 2013	#51
“In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.”	dkf	Jan 2013	#52
then you must be bucking for dean of students, LOL	bettyellen	Jan 2013	#59
dupe	bettyellen	Jan 2013	#60
If memory serves me correctly, I recall reading many liberals were tolerant of the Nazi Party.	raouldukelives	Jan 2013	#55
You mean like Prescott Bush and Charles Lindbergh?	WinkyDink	Jan 2013	#63
Perfect.	Zoeisright	Jan 2013	#56
This post was hidden by jury decision.	railsback	Jan 2013	#61
No GOOD or DECENT person "tolerates" evil or bigotry or discrimination or bullying, etc.	WinkyDink	Jan 2013	#64
"Who they effect" ?????	Duer 157099	Jan 2013	#65
I'm intolerant towards tolerance	tama	Jan 2013	#68

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