I wonder when this idea of "tolerance" became such a big deal. I don't think most people that throw it around know what they're really talking about. Much like "racism". Its become a word to attack someone, in order to get public opinion on your side, b/c no one wants to be "intolerant" or "racist". I'm thinking out loud, but when there's no absolutes, than can there be intolerance? It comes down to what you believe and I believe. I believe whites should be superior, you believe in equality. Who's intolerant? Depends on what side you're on.
Also, I don't know if we can ever be a color blind society if we keep talking in colors, especially if we keep passing laws based on color. I know it seems like a good idea, and I don't know what a better answer is, but bottom line, it'll never make us color blind.
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I think tolerance became a big deal when it was realised that some people were suffering because they were different in some respect to others, whether it was because of the colour of their skin, the god they prayed to, or the person the were attracted to.
I don't see how you can equate a belief in equality to being intolerant. Believing in equality, who am I intolerant of? The people who believe in white supremacy? I don't think so. You can believe it all you want, and by law, you can even talk about it all you want. But you may not act in any way to promote or commit any act of injury against the people you're intolerant of.
I certainly agree that basing laws on colour is not going to result in a colour-blind society. The laws are not there to stop your opinion though, they are there to prevent negative actions based on it. Every single person deserves to be treated with equality, regardless of whatever differences you have with them. That is not intolerance. Quite the opposite I would think.
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I don't see how you can equate a belief in equality to being intolerant. Believing in equality, who am I intolerant of? The people who believe in white supremacy? I don't think so. You can believe it all you want, and by law, you can even talk about it all you want. But you may not act in any way to promote or commit any act of injury against the people you're intolerant of.
I certainly agree that basing laws on colour is not going to result in a colour-blind society. The laws are not there to stop your opinion though, they are there to prevent negative actions based on it. Every single person deserves to be treated with equality, regardless of whatever differences you have with them. That is not intolerance. Quite the opposite I would think.
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