Friday, May 16, 2014

Tolerance, yes or no?

A word that these days I find particularly difficult to deal with (due to a certain kind of news they keep shoving under my nose) is "tolerance". I can't help wondering if it should be applied to absolutely everything. ("They" are trying to convince me that I should). I clearly have some specific examples in mind that I won't mention here for the sake of decency, but I invite you to think of something you consider unacceptable according to your principles (whatever they are) and check if you are ready (and willing) to be tolerant. I realize that tolerance is a bit different from acceptance, still...

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