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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (31299)	10/8/2001 7:05:09 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

If in your opinion to be tolerant you have to have power then consider that most people have some level of power. I used the example of the IRA before of a group that is not "in power" but is intolerant of the opinion of the majority, but it doesn't even have to be a large organized terrorist group. Timothy McVeigh was intolerant of the activities of the US government (some of which shouldn't be tolerated but none of which provided justification for his actions). I think tolerance is accepting of the right of other people to have different opinions then you and making no attempt to force them to comply with your opinions. If a minority things the majority has evil ideas and figures they will crush those who cling to the current majority idea if they ever get a a majority themselves then they are intolerant. If I had a bumper sticker on my car expressing a political opinion and someone slashed my tires because they disagree with me then they are being intolerant whatever the majority opinion on this issue is. Giving people latitude to be different is not just a matter for those with the most power (although obviously if those with the most power are intolerant you can get a situation with a lot of enforced conformity like in the areas of Afghanistan under Taliban control.) Tim