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Tolerance, Its a concept most construed to be one sided. In example; A soldier(1) has a poster of a female model in a bikini hanging on the wall. Several of this SM's(1) buddies come to the SM's(1) room to hang out and comment on the poster and appreciate it for what it is, ART. On another day a different SM(2) enters the room and finds the poster inappropriate and offensive, then in turn, reports SM(1) for having inappropriate material hanging on the wall. Now the SM(1) is forced to take down the poster that was so proudly displayed.
Now, what has happened here is that one soldier has failed to tolerate another soldiers concept of art and beauty and force the poster owner to not only tolerate the offended SM but also live as the offended SM would, without the poster.
This scenario is completely fictitious, but the concept is very real. Am I wrong to think that tolerating the intolerant is intolerable?
Now, what has happened here is that one soldier has failed to tolerate another soldiers concept of art and beauty and force the poster owner to not only tolerate the offended SM but also live as the offended SM would, without the poster.
This scenario is completely fictitious, but the concept is very real. Am I wrong to think that tolerating the intolerant is intolerable?
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The unfortunate truth about tolerance is that those who cry the loudest for tolerance are, in most cases, some of the least tolerant themselves. They want others to respect their views/feelings/opinions, etc. with little to no respect in return. Victim mentality.
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What happened to, "live and let live", "turn the other cheek" and "all you need is love"? Today everything focuses on the ability to tolerate and determining what is or is not offensive. Everyone seems to be making it their business to push their views and morals and likes and dislikes on to others. You don't like something, turn away, don't make a case out of it. EVERYONE has their right to things and one person doesn't trump another. The other day, I had a personal fan on in my cube because I was warm. Someone complained, not to me but to their supervisor who then didn't ask, demanded I turn the fan off. The person sat 2 cubes away and there is no way my 6" fan was making them cold. they literally blew things right out of proportion. I refused to turn the fan off and then my supervisor got involved and told me to turn it off - WTF????
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CMSgt James Nolan
MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca are you sure it was the breeze that offended, and not the BREEZE? HAHAHA
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Today the word tolerance has become a mandate for every inane notion and chance for a lawsuit for the money.
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