What's your definition of tolerance? (116)
ChesneyChrist: Public morality. An unspoken respect in society without which you go around thanking people for not punching you in the back of the head.
Prison, high school, ganglands, villages... they're intolerant. Anywhere where you'd be violated for not being the person others expect you to be, that's intolerance.
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Logging into CS and hang around for a bit longer than 10 minutes...
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diova: Logging into CS and hang around for a bit longer than 10 minutes...
Soldier on diova.
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ChesneyChrist: Prison, high school, ganglands, villages... they're intolerant. Anywhere where you'd be violated for not being the person others expect you to be, that's intolerance.
Places where a personal preference isn't likely to end where you do, these you normally find to be intolerant. You own the space, you make the rules and you're entitled to possess the public sphere as though everyone else was living under your roof.
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I'm beginning to understand. Tolerance is biting your lip instead of speaking out against what you don't necessarily like. Tolerance is pretending you don't see what is happening around. Tolerance is going along to get along. Tolerance is learning to love big brother. Tolerance is learning to love yourself. Tolerance is love.
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" tolerance is the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with " - dictionary not my idea 
may be tolerance is to stand something happen that you don't like to listen or to do , and you do not hv any angry reaction to other side
may be tolerance is to stand something happen that you don't like to listen or to do , and you do not hv any angry reaction to other side
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Should you change your beliefs or values to be more accommodating to other cultures or religions?[/quote
I try not to let myself get into that sort of situation in the first place. I don't want too intentionally or otherwise upset or offend someone by standing up for my own personal values.
I have found that as long as one is prepared to keep an open and reasonably unbiased attitude, and both people have reasonable communication skills, there is generally no animosity.
Its when the balance is too unequal that issues arise.
Ones life's experiences in defusing/staying calm help heaps, having said all that, I still lose it occasionally?.
I try not to let myself get into that sort of situation in the first place. I don't want too intentionally or otherwise upset or offend someone by standing up for my own personal values.
I have found that as long as one is prepared to keep an open and reasonably unbiased attitude, and both people have reasonable communication skills, there is generally no animosity.
Its when the balance is too unequal that issues arise.
Ones life's experiences in defusing/staying calm help heaps, having said all that, I still lose it occasionally?.
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Miwagi: Thanks for the link 2, it makes sense to me. And I hope your simply way of looking at a complex issue will work in the real world. But what do you do if another culture is not respectful of your culture?
I wonder whether you mean your 'culture' or 'mindset'
What is American culture, exactly
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Miwagi: I'm beginning to understand. Tolerance is biting your lip instead of speaking out against what you don't necessarily like. Tolerance is pretending you don't see what is happening around. Tolerance is going along to get along. Tolerance is learning to love big brother. Tolerance is learning to love yourself. Tolerance is love.
Great post.
Freedom of speech isnt the be all and end all.
Its easier to keep things to yourself than speak up for the most part.
Tolerance is indeed learning to bite your tongue when all you want to do is call people out.
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zacron: Should you change your beliefs or values to be more accommodating to other cultures or religions?[/quote
I try not to let myself get into that sort of situation in the first place. I don't want too intentionally or otherwise upset or offend someone by standing up for my own personal values.
I have found that as long as one is prepared to keep an open and reasonably unbiased attitude, and both people have reasonable communication skills, there is generally no animosity.
Its when the balance is too unequal that issues arise.
Ones life's experiences in defusing/staying calm help heaps, having said all that, I still lose it occasionally?.
I try not to let myself get into that sort of situation in the first place. I don't want too intentionally or otherwise upset or offend someone by standing up for my own personal values.
I have found that as long as one is prepared to keep an open and reasonably unbiased attitude, and both people have reasonable communication skills, there is generally no animosity.
Its when the balance is too unequal that issues arise.
Ones life's experiences in defusing/staying calm help heaps, having said all that, I still lose it occasionally?.
Agree
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Miwagi: Should you change your beliefs or values to be more accommodating to other cultures or religions?
I would say I'm the definition of tolerance:-
I let everyone just be themselves.
That does not mean that I don't want to climb a glass wall frequently !!!
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serene56: I wonder whether you mean your 'culture' or 'mindset'
What is American culture, exactly
What is American culture, exactly
American culture encompasses the customs and traditions of the United States. "Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet visitors, how we behave with loved ones, and a million other things," said Cristina De Rossi, an anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London.
America used to be a melting pot where people from different countries came and slowly adopted the ways of their new country. Now people come in great numbers and form their own communities. Assimilation has slowed to a snail's pace and indeed may not be happening at all in some cases. I suspect if we put PC aside and take a good hard look we might see something similar happening in other countries too.
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Miwagi: American culture encompasses the customs and traditions of the United States. "Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet visitors, how we behave with loved ones, and a million other things," said Cristina De Rossi, an anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London.
America used to be a melting pot where people from different countries came and slowly adopted the ways of their new country. Now people come in great numbers and form their own communities. Assimilation has slowed to a snail's pace and indeed may not be happening at all in some cases. I suspect if we put PC aside and take a good hard look we might see something similar happening in other countries too.
America used to be a melting pot where people from different countries came and slowly adopted the ways of their new country. Now people come in great numbers and form their own communities. Assimilation has slowed to a snail's pace and indeed may not be happening at all in some cases. I suspect if we put PC aside and take a good hard look we might see something similar happening in other countries too.
Wasn't there always a Chinatown, Irish areas, Italian, etc?
Maybe the notion of a melting pot was never more than an ideal
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Miwagi: Stuff like not saying Merry Christmas any more for fear of offending someone.
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mollybaby: Wasn't there always a Chinatown, Irish areas, Italian, etc?
Maybe the notion of a melting pot was never more than an ideal
Maybe the notion of a melting pot was never more than an ideal
Good point about Chinatown in certain big cities, where they have large populations. It probably took them awhile, but last I checked both Irish and Italians have been successfully assimilated.
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Miwagi: Good point about Chinatown in certain big cities, where they have large populations. It probably took them awhile, but last I checked both Irish and Italians have been successfully assimilated.
After a few hundred years yeah. Not immediately. These things take time. And if the conditions/welcome isn't there to assimilate, then people are going to stay where they are welcomed, with their own.
Plus, it see,s to be easier to assimilate when you are white.
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Miwagi: Stuff like not saying Merry Christmas any more for fear of offending someone.
If I live in a country such as Muslim country andey ban that, I'd be tolerant. Their country their rule.
So, if they live here, my country which is predominantly Christian and prohibit me from observing or practicing my culture and tradition? Then I'd be so offended to be expected to be tolerant.
Tolerance work both ways.
In Germany Muslims are no longer allowed to wear their garb.
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rainbowdream2017: I say 'Merry Christmas' and tough luck who doesn't like to hear or feel offend by it. If that's politicly incorrect, I like it.
Me too but I really don't see why anyone would be offended by being wished a merry Christmas. I think such people are probably very few and far between.
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That's nice. You're lucky to live in such a wonderful country.