Intolerant
in•tol•er•ant |inˈtälərənt|
adjective
not tolerant of others' views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own
I have a friend. For the sake of anonymity, I'll call him Fred. I met Fred a while ago at a wedding. He was a cool guy. We became Facebook friends. There was one day when I posted an article about "the absurdity of transgenderism." The article merely discussed the logic behind the various terms. It said NOTHING about right, wrong, etc. It MERELY discussed the logic behind the various terms.
Fred began a heated Facebook conversation with me, saying that I was intolerant. Near the end of that particular conversation, Fred was explaining how modified men can potentially give birth – which is close but not within the topic of the logic behind the various terms. I had to go at the time, but I asked him if we could keep chatting. He said he didn't want to "argue" anymore because he didn't think it was fun.
I recently tried to chat with Fred again. At first, he wouldn't respond to my Facebook messages, but I persisted. Fred gave me curt responses.
I think that homosexual lifestyle choices are unhealthy in many ways, but I have never up and ignored a person just because he or she was homosexual. I think a lot of lifestyle choices in general are unhealthy. This does not make me intolerant of people who smoke or of people who eat fast food all the time.
Partly, I'm amused at the sheer lack of logic on Fred's part. Mostly, I'm angry. I'm angry that citizens pretend to have standards, pretend to esteem equal rights, but, at the end of the day, it seems citizens just want whatever they want at whatever cost to anyone else.
And, for the love of math, try logic. Toddler tactics like name-calling ("You're intolerant.") or ignoring are exactly that: for toddlers. I'm a bit obnoxious. I'm sorry if I grind your gears a bit. That's how intelligent discussions typically happen though: two people grind each others' gears, patiently, inquisitively.
If you've got a problem with my perspective(s), let's chat. I'll buy you a coffee (or tea or beer or whatever). If you're a toddler, call me intolerant and sail on your merry way.
adjective
not tolerant of others' views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own
I have a friend. For the sake of anonymity, I'll call him Fred. I met Fred a while ago at a wedding. He was a cool guy. We became Facebook friends. There was one day when I posted an article about "the absurdity of transgenderism." The article merely discussed the logic behind the various terms. It said NOTHING about right, wrong, etc. It MERELY discussed the logic behind the various terms.
Fred began a heated Facebook conversation with me, saying that I was intolerant. Near the end of that particular conversation, Fred was explaining how modified men can potentially give birth – which is close but not within the topic of the logic behind the various terms. I had to go at the time, but I asked him if we could keep chatting. He said he didn't want to "argue" anymore because he didn't think it was fun.
I recently tried to chat with Fred again. At first, he wouldn't respond to my Facebook messages, but I persisted. Fred gave me curt responses.
I think that homosexual lifestyle choices are unhealthy in many ways, but I have never up and ignored a person just because he or she was homosexual. I think a lot of lifestyle choices in general are unhealthy. This does not make me intolerant of people who smoke or of people who eat fast food all the time.
Partly, I'm amused at the sheer lack of logic on Fred's part. Mostly, I'm angry. I'm angry that citizens pretend to have standards, pretend to esteem equal rights, but, at the end of the day, it seems citizens just want whatever they want at whatever cost to anyone else.
And, for the love of math, try logic. Toddler tactics like name-calling ("You're intolerant.") or ignoring are exactly that: for toddlers. I'm a bit obnoxious. I'm sorry if I grind your gears a bit. That's how intelligent discussions typically happen though: two people grind each others' gears, patiently, inquisitively.
If you've got a problem with my perspective(s), let's chat. I'll buy you a coffee (or tea or beer or whatever). If you're a toddler, call me intolerant and sail on your merry way.
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