Posted by
Bob Siegel on Saturday, January 12, 2008 11:07:28 AM
Where’s the tolerance? That’s one of the more popular mantras from the
left. People on the “far right” are too
intolerant, intolerant of gay rights, intolerant of a woman’s “right to
choose,” just a nasty bunch all around, those snobbish, right wing elitist, Republicans.
Well I believe in tolerance if the situation calls for it. But the
situation does not always call for it. Had you lived in the 1860’s would you
have tolerated slavery? For those of you who criticize Christianity, are you tolerant of Christianity? And if you hate religious hypocrisy, are you tolerant of religious hypocrisy? As for
abortion, are you tolerant of those
who express concern for the unborn? And if somebody holds the honest opinion
that homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle, are you tolerant of that person? Is that a legitimate position to take or does
debate need to be stifled as it has already been in Canada and as it already
has been in California public schools? Speaking of ending debate, how about the
Fairness Doctrine, designed to get conservative talk radio off the air. Are
Democrats tolerant of the new media
or are they freaked out and paranoid that there might be some tiny, little corner of
the earth that does not spew forth their rhetoric? Is it not enough for them to
have The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, ABC, NBC, CBS,
CNN, PBS (funded by our tax dollars) the college campuses, The American
Teachers Association, The American Medical Association etc?
You see, it does work both ways. Nobody is tolerant of everything. The only legitimate debate is over the issues themselves. Since the left
wants to stifle debate I think we know who shows more tolerance and who shows
less. But let’s be clear: Neither side
should offer tolerance blindly. If something is evil we do not tolerate it. If
something is good, of course we tolerate it. It is legitimate to discuss
various subjects, testing their corresponding ethics of good and evil. But the
word tolerance should be retired from
our conversation. Let’s bury that word
once and for all. If we do, I promise to perform a lovely eulogy.
This is Bob Siegel, making the obvious, obvious.
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