Are you sick to death of being tolerant of intolerant people?

[madison2000]

Poll question: Are you sick to death of being tolerant of intolerant people?

[Taxloss]

1. No. n/t

[Nitrogenica]

2. This is intolerant.

Half of America thinks we are a divided nation, half don't think so.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. and 4 out of ten people feel they are in the minority

[tk2kewl]

14. chuckle . . .

:)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Yes...I find the word TOLERANT to be lacking anyway

What right does a fucking bigot have to tolerate anyone? Isn't THAT in and of itself some statement of superiority in the matter?

[tishaLA]

10. I believe it was Thomas Paine who said

"Tolerance is not the opposite of intolerance, but its counterfeit."

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

19. Great quote

[Maple]

4. The third option

I never am.

[forgethell]

6. You are either

toelrant, or you are not. There is no middle ground.

[Maple]

13. Yeah there is

what is all this either/or stuff?

You have no degrees of tolerant, then you have no judgement whatever.

Why would I be tolerant of Nazis?

Or the KKK?

Or PNAC?

[forgethell]

17. Well, I am not claiming to be "tolerant"

Naturally, there are those that I despise. But, not just because they disagree with me, or even think differently. I judge on actions.

[Undercover Owl]

21. I disagree.

I think a person can be sort-of tolerant.
It can be a gradual process for a person.

[forgethell]

22. you mean like

sort-of pregnant?

I tolerate some things, I don't tolerate others. But that doesn't make one "tolerant" only "tolerant of". IMO

[Speck Tater]

7. If you were Jewish living in Germany in 1930...

...would you be tolerant of the Nazis?

[madison2000]

9. hell no

[redsoxliberal]

8. hell yes.

[Lex]

11. I am NOT tolerant of racists, homophobes, or misogynists

nor do I feel I have to be.

[seriousstan]

12. I personally think those that say they are done being tolerant never were

They simply use it as an excuse for their own rude and intolerant behavior. They are beyond help and delusional about their reasons for being as they are.

They all have the same mantra......they started it. I can tolerate them but I will not associate with them.

[jdots]

15. tolerating the intolerant is like the intolerant tolerating the tolerant

A Zen of stupid human tricks I hate bullys and they seem like bullys to me.

[VOX]

16. Yes, and I'm tired of being angry all the time...

There's just this constant low-level anger burning now. It's not healthy, I know. :scared:

[shesemsmom]

18. Today I am!!!!!

[msgadget]

20. Frustrated and angry

but not giving up. You know, lead by example and all that.

[Bridget Burke]

23. If someone proves their intolerance to me....

I'm quite capable of answering them back.

But it's important not to "assume" that somebody's intolerant just because they fit your own private profile.