Oct 13 2008
The Tolerant Intolerance
tolerant intolerance | ‘täl erent| |in ‘täl erens|
State of being
1 showing willingness to be tolerant, but hypocritically exhibiting extreme unwillingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with :not tolerant of others’ views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one’s own : he was intolerant of her philosophical difference of political views by screaming obscenities to stifle her voice from being heard.
tolerant | ‘täl erent|
adjective
1 showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with : we must be tolerant of others | a more tolerant attitude toward other religions.
tolerance |’täl erens|
noun
1 the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with : the tolerance of corruption | an advocate of religious tolerance.
intolerant |in ‘täl erent|
adjective
not tolerant of others’ views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one’s own : he was intolerant of ignorance.
• unable to be given (a medicine or other treatment) or to eat (a food) without adverse effects : intolerant of aspirin | [ postpositive ] these patients were lactose intolerant.
From The Anchoress: The Middle Finger… says it all!
It is so obvious, so pathetic, why can’t they see it? The ground work has been put in place for this transformation for the last 40 years or so. Each step of the way taking a little more in the name of tolerance, each step of the way being less tolerant of other view points… Can it be more ironic? Or is it that it isn’t ironic at all, but part of the plan and always has been—may be it’s not part of the plan, but in fact IS the plan.
It’s working. You see it now more than ever. And the wish to play itself out and see it cave in on itself will never happen because those leading the charge will never admit it. Those following will never admit it because that would mean admitting that they were wrong (by not being tolerant of other view points) and personal responsibility is not part of the plan. (which is also part of the plan—take away personal responsibility so that it’s always someone else’s fault…Blame others!) The true believers don’t have the ability to see it—that functionality has been scraped away from their DNA little bits at a time. All in the name of the greater good. Ah, the greater good…
This is exactly what I’m talking about!
Ed Morrissey: Barone: The thugocracy cometh
Michael Barone warns that a victory by Barack Obama will endorse his tactics in silencing critics, which should concern all non-leg-tingling media in this country. In fact, Barone points out that it will merely be the next step to the Left’s “progressive” march into killing free political speech — or at least that speech with which they disagree:
Amused Cynic: “…the coming liberal Thugocracy….”
Further update: Yard sign rage. Just lovely. The same kind of losers who keyed my car. If this had happened to an Obama sign Katie Couric would be reporting it.
Got TOLERANCE? From the people of tolerance: This is just too good—must see to believe—all in one place—ala Michelle Malkin: Crush the Obamedia narrative: Look who’s “gripped by insane rage”
Update10/27/08: The tolerance of the Left
by Ed Morrissey
Disgusting!
The latent misogyny and bigotry of the Left?
You know, just this morning I was thinking how Democrats tend to be way pushier about their political beliefs than Republicans. I’m registered Independent but I lean towards Democrats as I’m sure you’ve noticed. I often have to tell myself to just shut up and keep my opinion to myself (even in here with you).
Gail,
thank you for your intellectual honesty on this subject. Also, it is okay for us to disagree and debate it here if you’re up to it.
I do enjoy the sparing.As long as we can agree to disagree and don’t get into the ad hominem attacks that are little more than side distractions and have nothing to do with the debate.I believe that every debate is an opportunity to learn something—and if both sides do this we all win!
—iChef Politikos
Oh, hon, there will be no sparing from the sparring.
Gail, you have no idea what dinners with my folks are like sometimes. I just keep pouring the wine.
uh, I meant that. I do enjoy sparing the proper usage of words from time to time
I have to admit, I’ve wondered just how enthusiastic (can’t think of the word I really want to use) the dinner conversations must get.
I live in fear that I’ll expose that the bulk of my political knowledge is superficial. Therefore, I will spare myself from too much sparring.