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In reply to the discussion: To those who say liberals are intolerant... [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)41. What would you consider objective evidence?
If someone says to me, "Oh, those . . . . (fill in the blank with a racial epithet), they are all, you know ..... alike." Or, she's a . . . ., and you know how they are.
Someone actually made statements like that a couple of months ago. I do not have to be polite when someone judges another person solely based on their race and lumps that person with others of the same race and then concludes with some derogatory insult to everyone of that race.
Statements like I have quoted, statements based on stereotypes that are used to label a person as inadequate simply because of race or gender or ethnicity are statements toward which I feel I need show no tolerance.
Is that, perhaps what you mean?
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you really don't understand English. If I have objective evidence that someone is behaving
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2013
#3
To me being opened minded means listening to both sides, not accepting both sides. nm
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#2
Barack Obama gave one of the most forceful declaration of liberal principles...
cheapdate
Jan 2013
#24
But if you're entirely opposed to the guy, then there doesn't seem to be much room
nomorenomore08
Jan 2013
#32
Fair enough. I certainly have plenty of points of disagreement myself, when it comes to Obama's
nomorenomore08
Jan 2013
#73
Being tolerant towards bigots doesn't mean I have to like bigots or shut up about them.
backscatter712
Jan 2013
#29
liberals can be very hateful and abusive. they just don't recognize it as such.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#42
If memory serves me correctly, I recall reading many liberals were tolerant of the Nazi Party.
raouldukelives
Jan 2013
#55
No GOOD or DECENT person "tolerates" evil or bigotry or discrimination or bullying, etc.
WinkyDink
Jan 2013
#64