https://s29.postimg.org/8tch0pp13/TOL.jpg ## Is there anyone as *intolerant* as those tolerant people? -------------------- Is that opening line just “click-bait” or is @papa-pepper actually serious? That, remains to be determined. The main “enemy” of pro-tolerance people are the intolerant. These intolerant people basically dislike, avoid, or even hate people who are *not* similar to themselves. Perhaps the dividing line is ethnic, political, religious, tribal, ideological, or something else, but regardless of exactly what the dividing line is, ***it is there***, and the intolerant just won’t tolerate anyone on the *other side* of that line. The pro-tolerant people claim that regardless of what supposed dividing lines there may be, it is wrong to be intolerant of others, just because they may be different from you. https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/http://i.imgur.com/uVNBbyL.jpg They then continue and generally claim that everyone is free to hold whatever beliefs, lifestyles, or personal choices that they want, and no one should be able to tell them otherwise. ----------- ## I know that many people love to hate hypocrites, but can anyone see what’s going on here? --------------- ### The “tolerant” people are extremely *intolerant* of those who are *intolerant.* Despite claiming that people should all tolerate and accept one another regardless of how they behave, how they live, or what they believe, ***they don’t.*** https://s27.postimg.org/p7gkx0d3n/That.jpg Even though they claim that it’s wrong to hate people just because they are different, they hate the intolerant, just because they are different. https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/http://i.imgur.com/uVNBbyL.jpg For the record, @papa-pepper is ***NOT*** intolerant, but I’m also ***NOT*** that kind of tolerant. Also, I’m not encouraging others to be intolerant, nor am I encouraging them to be that type of “tolerant” either. ---------------------------------- Has anyone else considered these things? If you are one of the “tolerant” people referred to above, I kindly request that you not reply with justifications either. People always seem to want to justify their hatred of others. Just as we are free to be hypocritical, others are free to make poor choices as well. I don’t agree with hate, but I think that we miss more than we are aware of. A common mentality seems to be that we should love everyone. Well, we should love everyone, *except* “the haters” of course. If we can label someone a “hater” then we are free to hate them. However, once we hate them, I believe that we become a real “hater,” which should then give others the right to hate us under that mentality, correct? This is why I don’t like “vicious circles” that repeat themselves. They are **vicious** and hurt people. https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/http://i.imgur.com/uVNBbyL.jpg Also, I don’t believe that every belief is valid. Contradictory views *cannot* both be valid in most situations. However, if we are going to *love* people, let’s not just have it be based upon who they are, but also *despite* who they are. Only loving those who agree with us is a shallow love. I think that we can do better, *if* we *choose* to. Obviously, most people never choose to. ------------------ So, does @papa-pepper hate the haters? No, of course not, they already have enough hate without me giving them more. Am I willing to tolerate the “tolerant?” Somebody should, and *I am somebody*, or at least that’s what my mom always told me! But what about the **intolerant?** Hmmm…. Should we keep showing them how to be tolerant by *not* tolerating them and demanding that they conform to our viewpoint? I’ll tell you what, if you think that’ll work, I won’t try to ruin it for you. Anyway, I say that there is a better way, and if you think that may be a valid thought to consider, then I’m sure that you can figure it out. ------------------------ ## BE BLESSED, AND FULL STEEM AHEAD! https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/http://i.imgur.com/uVNBbyL.jpg https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/http://i.imgur.com/uAgeoSs.jpg ------------------- # *FOLLOW* https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/26/papa-peppe2r25056.jpg --------------------- Awesome Handcrafted @papa-pepper logo **kindly donated by @vlad** - Thank you!! ----------------- https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/09/30/5bca34b1e3af80061337b7202f1a8a4e.png ### [OPERATION TRANSLATION](https://steemit.com/translation/@papa-pepper/operation-translation-now-under-construction-what-it-is-and-how-you-can-help) logo provided by @oecp85. (click link above for more info on Operation Translation)