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In reply to the discussion: To those who say liberals are intolerant... [View all]cheapdate
(3,811 posts)You seem to be laboring under the short-sighted belief that the only possible meaning of to "not tolerate" is to "heap hatred or abuse".
"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
What do you suppose King meant? Do you think he meant that the only way to oppose bigotry and intolerance was with hatred and abuse?
Obviously, that's not the case. Obviously, there are many ways to "not tolerate" without being abusive or hateful. Your question above and dogged insistence on this point clearly demonstrates that you haven't really thought this through.
And another thing, this makes twice you've falsely attributed a direct quotation to me; "you really don't understand English."
It's a minor point, but incorrect use of direct quotations is something that irks me. Those aren't my words. I won't tolerate carelessness.