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The Importance Of Being Tolerant!

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The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for
International Day to be observed on 16th November 2018
stated:

" We are living through a global transition. New centres
of power and economic dynamism are emerging. Technology is
connecting us ever more closely, and cross-cultural exchanges
are deepening every day - but this does not mean there is
more understanding. Societies are more diverse but intolerance
is on the rise in too many places."

"Across the globe, nations and communities face profound and
enduring economic, social and environmental challenges.
Poverty, hunger, and disease remain at unacceptable levels.
Natural disasters are a constant reminder of human vulnerability.
Conflict and inter-community tensions persist across the globe.
Millions face the daily threat of violence and displacement."

" There are no individual solutions to these multi-faceted
and inter-related challenges. We can only advance as a
community of nations and cultures drawing on human solidarity
and recognizing that we share a common destiny. That is why
tolerance is so important."

Tolerance of course can and must be learned. We as individuals
need to teach our children how to behave. Of course tolerance
has its limits and it can't tolerate what is itself
actively intolerant. Most of us can't get so tolerant that
we tolerate intolerance.

But we can nurture tolerance by promoting cultural understanding
and respect (from Parliament to the playground).

We can tackle growing inequality and reject social exclusion
based on gender, disabilities, sexual orientation, and
cultural and ethnic or religious background.

And as the Secretary-General tells us:

"Tolerance is the strongest foundation for peace
and reconciliation."

"Anger, hatred, and intolerance is like a fisherman's hook.
It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it."
(Dalai Lama).
Posted by Foxy, Friday, 10 June 2022 1:59:16 PM
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You can be tolerant of another's beliefs, practices,
and habits, without necessarily sharing or accepting
them. Of course providing they aren't breaking the
law or doing harm to others.

"I have learned silence from the talkative,
tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from
the unkind."
(Kahlil Gibran).
Posted by Foxy, Friday, 10 June 2022 2:07:17 PM
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I hate to tell you this Foxy,
- But it's all just feel-good crap.

"We can only advance as a community of nations and cultures drawing on human solidarity and recognizing that we share a common destiny."

- People don't share a common destiny, it's a fantasy.

Do you think people like Zelensky and Putin share the same common destiny as the ones they wish to fight and die for what it is that Zelensky and Putin believe and want?

Of course not, it's a fantasy.
People that say that crap are not in touch with reality.
Things are never equal, and never will be, no matter how much others try to make it so.

What about kids from broken or toxic homes with bad selfish parents,
- as opposed to people who come from non-broken homes and good supportive family.

It's like drawing straws, just being born.
How do you make things equal?

What about people who are born with physical disabilities and illness as opposed to those born without physical disabilities or illness?

What about people that are simply born good looking as opposed to people that are just born ugly?

Things can never be equal, no matter how much you hope or wish or try to make it so.
Equality sounds good, but it really is just a fantasy.
Like Harry Potter, or Bewitched or I dream of Jeannie.
And until such time as all these feel-good do-gooders accept this very simple reality;
- All you're doing is entertaining a fantasy world that NO-ONE actually lives in;

A FANTASY WORLD THAT NEVER WAS, AND NEVER WILL BE.
Posted by Armchair Critic, Friday, 10 June 2022 2:30:41 PM
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Everyone is different.

The best of us will still have some poor qualities within them.
And the worst of us probably somewhere have some good qualities.
Posted by Armchair Critic, Friday, 10 June 2022 2:34:12 PM
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Just watch, when it happens it will be
Ggglllooowwwbbbaaalll Waaaarrrmmmiiinnnggg !
Posted by Bazz, Friday, 10 June 2022 4:04:26 PM
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Hi Armchair Critic,

When life seems hard, the courageous don't just
give up or lie down and accept defeat; instead,
they are all the more determined to struggle for
a better future.
Posted by Foxy, Friday, 10 June 2022 4:26:02 PM
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