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The Tolerance Myth
spongebobcornerpocket
Posted on 05/10/2005 6:50:30 AM PDT by spongebobcornerpocket
Tolerance is an important issue, one that liberals spend hours discussing. However, the lack of tolerance that I see lies not on the conservative side, but within the liberal camp. Although a simple examination of the labels would cause one to think that conservatives are resistant to change and thus display an intolerant attitude, a closer examination of the ebb and flow of modern political debate reveals a much different picture. It is in fact liberals today who attempt to suppress and demean any viewpoint that is different from their own. Case point: George W. Bush - obviously liberals have a contrary view on most issues. However, instead of grabbing the bull by the horns, so to speak, and debating the issues in a public form, liberals choose to personally attack the man and impugn everything from his character to his intelligence. If this is indeed a man of questionable integrity and suspect intelligence, then those facts will become evident in the argument that he puts forth. Personal attacks in a political forum throw into question the merits of the attackers argument on the issues. Thus I encourage liberals far and wide, not to change your stance on the issues, but to come to the fight ready to sink your teeth into and grapple with the issues, not the proponent of them. Let us all be tolerant of those whose background and upbringing have equipped them with an alternative point of view.
TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: bullbythehorns; bullzot; bush; conservative; dummies; funnysmell; grablifebythehorns; hornszot; liberal; liberalssuck; signeduptopostthis; tolerance; voiceofreason; whatazot; zotmyhorns
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To: spongebobcornerpocket
Ahh, tolerance. The virtue of a man with no convictions.
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:06:31 AM PDT
by
jsmith48
(www.isupatriot.com)
To: spongebobcornerpocket; MeekOneGOP
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:07:33 AM PDT
by
Rightly Biased
(Salvation is not a prayer and an experience its a life changing event <><)
To: spongebobcornerpocket; Rightly Biased; 4mycountry; TheBigB; VRWCmember; Zavien Doombringer; ...
Welcome to FreeRepublic.com,
SpongeBobCornerPocket.
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:18:17 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
To: Rightly Biased
Good Morning Rightly Biased, I see with my new monitor clearly that this one did, in fact, sign up today. Is it me or is this post some sort of liberal battle cry? Your thoughts, please.
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:19:05 AM PDT
by
Jersey Republican Biker Chick
(People too weak to follow their own dreams, will always find a way to discourage yours.)
To: spongebobcornerpocket
"I don't think this is even worth the trouble of getting up!"
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:23:24 AM PDT
by
CAluvdubya
(Don't let them Bork Bolton!)
To: spongebobcornerpocket
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:25:09 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty.)
To: spongebobcornerpocket
Welecome to FreeRepublic! We wish you a long and fruitful stay... if it's still possible. Barring that, let me introduce you to my scrappy scab-nosed friend.
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:26:43 AM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(Electricity: the high priest of false security.)
To: spongebobcornerpocket; MEG33; dubyaismypresident; 4mycountry; Pan_Yans Wife; Charlie OK; E Rocc; ...
What you say spongebobcornerpocket??????????
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:28:15 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(TV News and the MSM - - - ROTFLMAO)
To: spongebobcornerpocket
Can't we all just get along?
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:29:19 AM PDT
by
glock rocks
(For the love of all that's good and decent, don't try this at home)
To: MeekOneGOP; Darksheare
Is punctuation illegal in the dark world side, aka liberals?
Again, we get the feeling that he/she/it has been here before.
Meek, please break out your Sponge Bob graphics.
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:33:00 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 5 decades.)
To: spongebobcornerpocket
In before the ZOT -- !
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:40:50 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-G-d, PRO-LIFE..." -- FR founder Jim Robinson)
To: spongebobcornerpocket
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:43:30 AM PDT
by
metesky
("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
To: spongebobcornerpocket
hmmmmmm . . .
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:52:30 AM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: Grampa Dave; Darksheare; spongebobcornerpocket
Meek, please break out your Sponge Bob graphics. Here's one:
And here's Sponge Kerry:
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:52:49 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
To: Arrowhead1952; spongebobcornerpocket
Hm........
...what are you saying????
To: spongebobcornerpocket
HUH?
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posted on
05/10/2005 7:58:11 AM PDT
by
PilloryHillary
(Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?)
To: Mrs.Nooseman
Tolerance is a concept that has lost its meaning. Tolerance means a range of values which can be accomodated, comfortably. Those values outside this range are intolerable. Unfortuntely, many think it means laissez-faire or anything goes. Nothing works that way, really.
To: spongebobcornerpocket
Again in this troll dropping excuse of a thread, we see the result of:
Drug useage, abortion, NEA classes on putting condoms on cucumbers and learning of hatred instead the basics which has resulted in sub human creatures known as "demonicrats".
These sub humans will not be able to do anything of value in our society. The droppings of their trolls on Free Republis show how the rat party has created a group of true sub humans.
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posted on
05/10/2005 8:01:38 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 5 decades.)
To: spongebobcornerpocket
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posted on
05/10/2005 8:04:26 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(The MSM has been a WMD, Weapon of Mass Disinformation for the Rats for at least 5 decades.)
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