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Originally Posted by m21sniper View Post
Tolerance means accepting bigots' failings as well.

What do you think about that?
As I said before. In my eyes, tolerance & respect go hand in hand until the man no longer deserves my respect. A bigot does not receive my respect therefore no tolerance. He is then summarily ignored, not tolerated unless I want to use him as the tool that he is. Then he is laughingly tolerated.

A bigot makes the choice to be a bigot. Taught and learned. It is not something inherit. I don't consider it a failing. Tolerance does not mean accepting a bigot's failings. IF one wants to accept that kind of behavior then they are no more than an enabler and does nothing towards removing the problem.
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