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| − | '''Intolerance''' is | + | '''Intolerance: '''Literally this is "lack of tolerance". One need not condone or participate in an activity, idea, or circumstance in order to tolerate it, rather they would simply take no action designed to limit (or eliminate entirely) said behavior, circumstance or idea. |
| + | Example: The head chef ordered an exterminator to get rid of the roaches in her kitchen because she was intolerant of roaches, but she left the air conditioning off because she could tolerate the heat. | ||
| − | Intolerance is | + | Intolerance is the supposed target of so-called [[hate speech]] rules and laws. Various special interest groups have forced companies, schools and governments to define any criticism of their group activities as motivated by hate. Corretta Scott King, for example, conflates homophobia with racial or religious bigotry: |
| + | {{cquote|"[[Homophobia]] is like [[racism]] and [[anti-Semitism]] and other forms of [[bigotry]] in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood." <ref>[http://www.equal-marriage.ca/resource.php?id=317 Coretta Scott King, 1998]</ref>}} | ||
| − | + | The error in this argument is obvious. Telling someone about a warning in the Bible does them a favor, without expressing hatred toward them. (In fact, it may be a small step on the road to their salvation.) When a teacher instructs a pupil not to steal from others, not to assault them or tease them, these instructions are for the child's benefit. Similarly, informing homosexuals of the sin they are committing is a case of freedom of speech, whereas a homosexual reacting with intolerant speech toward one's religious beliefs is his/her expression of freedom of speech. It is telling of liberal intolerance that they resort to insults at all. | |
| − | + | Many liberals claim that intolerance is purely conservative. However, intolerance is not limited to a side, and anyone can be intolerant. Saying otherwise is similar to calling black-on-white violence "reverse-racism." Racism is race-based hate or discrimination, regardless of the identity of its target. | |
| − | + | ==See also== | |
| + | * [[Liberal intolerance]] | ||
| + | * [[Fourth generation warfare]] | ||
| + | * [[racial equality]] | ||
| + | * [[Totalitarianism]] | ||
| + | * [[Burning at the stake, Biblical pretext for]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=intolerance&gwp=13 Answers.com definition] | |
| − | *[http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=intolerance&gwp=13 Answers.com definition] | + | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| − | [[ | + | [[Category:Homosexuality]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[Category:Political Terms]] |
| + | [[Category:Liberal Traits]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Anti-American]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fourth Generation Warfare]] | ||
Revision as of 18:22, January 30, 2020
Intolerance: Literally this is "lack of tolerance". One need not condone or participate in an activity, idea, or circumstance in order to tolerate it, rather they would simply take no action designed to limit (or eliminate entirely) said behavior, circumstance or idea. Example: The head chef ordered an exterminator to get rid of the roaches in her kitchen because she was intolerant of roaches, but she left the air conditioning off because she could tolerate the heat.
Intolerance is the supposed target of so-called hate speech rules and laws. Various special interest groups have forced companies, schools and governments to define any criticism of their group activities as motivated by hate. Corretta Scott King, for example, conflates homophobia with racial or religious bigotry:
| “ | "Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood." [1] | ” |
The error in this argument is obvious. Telling someone about a warning in the Bible does them a favor, without expressing hatred toward them. (In fact, it may be a small step on the road to their salvation.) When a teacher instructs a pupil not to steal from others, not to assault them or tease them, these instructions are for the child's benefit. Similarly, informing homosexuals of the sin they are committing is a case of freedom of speech, whereas a homosexual reacting with intolerant speech toward one's religious beliefs is his/her expression of freedom of speech. It is telling of liberal intolerance that they resort to insults at all.
Many liberals claim that intolerance is purely conservative. However, intolerance is not limited to a side, and anyone can be intolerant. Saying otherwise is similar to calling black-on-white violence "reverse-racism." Racism is race-based hate or discrimination, regardless of the identity of its target.
See also
- Liberal intolerance
- Fourth generation warfare
- racial equality
- Totalitarianism
- Burning at the stake, Biblical pretext for
External links
References
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