From: Tony Williams 

John Beckett wrote:
> Tony Williams  wrote in message
news::
>> Our tolerance is our strength IMO. Some people might mistake it for
>> weakness but in the long run I'm convinced it's the best philosophy, and
>> the history of intolerant vs. tolerant societies seems to back me up.
>
> Your pov is obviously correct most of the time (and accords with how I
> would like to live). I guess I'm wondering if tolerance might lead to an
> unquestioning acceptance of intolerable practices - female genital
> mutilation, or killing someone who converts to another religion, and
> probably more.

It's a danger, I agree, and there have to be limits set on just *what* we
will tolerate. I'd say we need to be tolerant by default and have open
discussions on whether to disallow cases like those you mention as opposed
to unthinkingly banning everything unless it's explicitly permitted.

--
Tony

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