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lagilmanEven if you have somehow missed the uproar, or don't particularly give a damn, this should be required Civics 101 reading: The Carl Brandon Society's statement re: the Elizabeth Moon controversy.
“Tolerance” does not mean agreement, consensus, likeness, or even understanding. It does not mean assimilation. It does not require friendship, nor even dialogue. It is simple. It means refraining from expressing negativity towards things that are different from or alien to you. Tolerance is part of our social contract: you tolerate me, and I tolerate you; we both refrain from attacking one another; we live and let live.
Yes. And also; yes. Because it is the ideal does not mean it should not also be our everyday goal.
“Tolerance” does not mean agreement, consensus, likeness, or even understanding. It does not mean assimilation. It does not require friendship, nor even dialogue. It is simple. It means refraining from expressing negativity towards things that are different from or alien to you. Tolerance is part of our social contract: you tolerate me, and I tolerate you; we both refrain from attacking one another; we live and let live.
Yes. And also; yes. Because it is the ideal does not mean it should not also be our everyday goal.
