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To Blazes with “Teaching Tolerance” – Doug Shaw, Ph.D.

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No. To blazes with that. I’m not saying intolerance is good – I’m saying that when we talk about Tolerance, the instant we use that word, we’ve accepted the bigot’s mindset, and we have just agreed to play a game that we can only tie or lose. ME: They don’t have Dark City, so let’s rent The Matrix, which isn’t nearly as good, but will do. YOU: Oh, I liked the Matrix better than Dark City. ME: Wow. What an idiotic thing to think. You are clearly incompetent when it comes to choosing movies. It probably means you aren’t very bright in general. But you know what; we’ve been friends for a while. I will tolerate your presence in my home. Now – your response? (a) Thank you for tolerating me. You are a good friend. (b) Go to hell. I hope that we agree that if you say that you will not Tolerate gay people living in your country, you are an asshole. But I’m saying that if you say “I WILL Tolerate gay people living in my country,” you are still sounding like an asshole to me. Why? Because yo

Practice Tolerance. Teach Tolerance. Tolerance is the American way. No. To blazes with that. I’m not saying intolerance is good – I’m saying that when we talk about Tolerance, the instant we use that word, we’ve accepted the bigot’s mindset, and we have just agreed to play a game that we can only tie or lose. Here’s an example: ME: They don’t have Dark City, so let’s rent The Matrix, which isn’t nearly as good, but will do. YOU: Oh, I liked the Matrix better than Dark City. ME: Wow. What an idiotic thing to think. You are clearly incompeten

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