Tolerance

Tolerance is a word used in terms of social and cultural diversity.

We are encouraged to tolerate others.

We are told our country is a tolerant country, where we respect all cultures.

We are a more sophisticated society, because we tolerate the beliefs and politics and opinions of others.

Being tolerant is a step above.

Tolerance is treated as a virtue.

But what does tolerate mean?

It means " to suffer".

Tolerance is the act of being burdened by something. To tolerate something is to "put up with" it.

Tolerating the pain. Pushing through. We refer to high and low levels of pain tolerance.

It is not a good word.

To say you are tolerant of others is to say you are willing to suffer them.

This is not an ideal approach to socio-cultural cohesion among diversity.

We should not be proud of our tolerance of others.

And why do we tolerate others?

The motivation is as bad as the word. We tolerate others because we have no choice. Others are there and we can't remove them. And we can't not tolerate them without repercussions. The law and the morally superior will crush our intolerance.

Tolerance is not acceptance. It is not satisfaction. It is a tense social condition where sustained displeasure is forced down and feelings of disharmony are veiled with the false appearance of harmony.

In this sense, we can see how the term Tolerance is exactly the right word to describe the socio-cultural status of most of the peoples on this planet.

But it's not all bad.

At least our recognition and acknowledgement of our tolerance is exposed, it's in the public sphere circulating throughout debate and discussion as a well-known thing.

At least we are not hiding it.

The Victim Movement currently in charge of the world's morals will eventually hide this hideous thing called tolerance and replace it with a factually incorrect euphemism.

And that will be something we should not tolerate.