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There seems to be this myth going around that to tolerate something or someone, you have to like them. If you don't agree with someone, suck it up and be friends, and if you don't, you're an argumentative asshole.

THAT IS NOT WHAT TOLERANCE MEANS.

The dictionary definition of "tolerance" is:
1. a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
2. a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions and practices that differ from one's own.
3. interest in and concern for ideas, opinions, practices, etc., foreign to one's own; a liberal, undogmatic viewpoint.
4. the act or capacity of enduring; endurance

Key words being "fair", "objective", "permissive", and "enduring".

TO BE TOLERANT IS TO FAIRLY ACCEPT DIFFERENCES, NOT TO LIKE THEM.

Tolerance is all about agreeing to disagree. You don't have to force yourself to like something that you don't agree with, and that should be liberating to you! As long as you treat the person, opinion or situation you do not agree with with respect and an objective eye, you are tolerant.
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~CelticKawaii Sep 10, 2012
Yeah! Seriously, I tolerate a lot of people, many of whom I honestly want to punch in the face. In life, you have to tolerate an asshole boss, an assigned seat next to a douchebag, a teacher who wants you to fail, and homework. No one in their right mind is asking you to like/love any of them.
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~RGzer0 Aug 20, 2012
Some of the world's most hateful people are ones shouting "stop the hate."
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*Humana58 Jun 10, 2012
Awesome stamp :la:
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~scholarwarrior-lad May 20, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
True. No you see when people twist around tolerance to mean the other incorrect lay definition it isn't it's just another one of those manipulation techniques to force people to agree.
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Mood: Peaceful ~Yuna7 Feb 13, 2011
Thank you, glad to see someone understands this.
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!Areina Sep 27, 2010
Sadly intolerance is more often met than we guess.They demand to tolerate them but they have no untention of tolerating you.
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~skadime Aug 14, 2010  Student Writer
there was an episode in South Park about that :D
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~PieLady4 Mar 27, 2010
LOL very true :D
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~Diupa Mar 6, 2010
Exactly. ;]
But try to say it loud and then you'll become an idiot and ignorant. Espacially when you're the only one between interlocutors (? xD) who know what dictionary is.

Sorry for bad english.
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