Hey everyone, time for a conversation on tolerance!
Tolerance is not a moral precept. It is a peace treaty. It says " You do your thing and leave me alone and I'll do my thing and leave you alone".
People trying to wield tolerance like a weapon are not communicating in good faith. They are trying to say that " if you're going to claim to be tolerant then you have to be tolerant of everything. And if you won't let me pour money into moving the legal system in a way that would reduce your rights or erase your existence, then you're not tolerant."
Tolerance is not about blindly accepting everyone's behavior. You do not need to be tolerant of harmful behavior.
Anyone trying to insult you for not being tolerant of hate speech, Nazi ideology, or pedophilia to name a few examples are using it as a weapon against you. No one should be tolerant of these things. Ever.
And anyone using tolerance as a weapon can get fucked.
