I worked on a Native American reservation for several years. I was one of about 10 "crackers" within 60 miles of any direction. Really. I learned down there that people discriminate, always. Not right or wrong, just is. Here is what I mean. One of the guys I liked a lot was a Hopi, but the reservation was T.O. And the NEVER let him forget that he was Hopi. I was amazed! I would have thought that just being an Indian would have produced solidarity. Nope, it was not the case. I was one of the white guys, he was a Hopi, and they were the rest. No big deal, because there was no noticible racial tension around it, so it was all good. Just interesting.
Now about tollerance. All you tollerant people can shove that directly up your bums! Tollerance is about the worst thing that has ever happened to this country. Where does it end??? Should I be tollerant of the drug addict that steals my TV to pay for a fix? After all, it's my fault that I did not tollerate his drug use to begin with and make it illegal. Should I be tollerant of sombody that raped a girl? Hell, he was just horny, we've all been there. I know, I know, you are saying that I am just being extreme, that my examples are clearly wrong. My point is, that little by little, all the accepted social norms are being eroded away in the name of tollerance. This is NOT a good thing. It IS a good thing that there are social rules. Without social rules, society begins to break down. Also, with the lack of social rules, it become necessary to institute legal rules. And I for one, do not want every aspect of my life legislated, and as everyone can see, that is exactly where we are going as a country.
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