Is it a requirement?
I was commenting on the recent conversation.
Your comments don’t describe me. I’m not bigoted and I never have claimed to carry a banner of tolerance. I don’t understand why you could possibly think of me as being proudly tolerant but there’s plenty of things I don’t understand.
While we’re at it, we could also look at the bolded sentence and research the term oxymoron.
you seem to be under the impression that beliefs themselves somehow have the right to be respected and appreciated. I don’t think that.
I’m tolerant in that I accept that people can do and believe what they want
You don’t find those statements in conflict?
It is my impression that the word “tolerance”, as defined by the left, means that people are not only allowed to do and believe what they want, but also are allotted some measure of respect regarding their opinions or beliefs despite disagreement. A valid issue I see the right having with the left wielding that banner is that the left seems to be selective of which beliefs or opinions need be tolerated or respected.
That isn’t to say I take any position defending alt-righters who think mutual respect for one’s fellow man is a laughable farce of political correctness. I don’t. My position is that the left, not you personally MFM, is hypocritical for carrying the banner of tolerance when they only do it when it suits them.
The left is hypocritical and they respect a lot of ideologies that are regressive and damaging. I can respect a person and still find no value in their ideas. You mentioned the alt-right. That’s an example of something that I hold no respect for. I “tolerate” them only in the sense that they get to believe what they want, but I don’t respect their beliefs at all. As for conservatives, there’s no respect for opposing views on the Republican side either. There’s a lot of tolerance and respect for the alt-right interestingly enough.