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To: ClaireSolt
Tolerance is a concept that has lost its meaning.

You said it..
The actual definition of "tolerance" when juxtaposed with the current PC idea of tolerance shows it's false premise..

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tol·er·ance (tŏl'ər-əns) pronunciation n.

1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

2.
1. Leeway for variation from a standard.
2. The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.

3. The capacity to endure hardship or pain.

4. Medicine.
1. Physiological resistance to a poison.
2. The capacity to absorb a drug continuously or in large doses without adverse effect; diminution in the response to a drug after prolonged use.

5.
1. Acceptance of a tissue graft or transplant without immunological rejection.
2. Unresponsiveness to an antigen that normally produces an immunological reaction.

6. The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism.

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Considering our Liberal "Poisonous Culture" (PC) this dictionary definition provides CLARITY in the face of lie and propaganda..

46 posted on 05/17/2005 10:59:15 PM PDT by Drammach (Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
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To: Drammach

Good job! Lets reintroduce the idea that some things are intolerable.


47 posted on 05/18/2005 8:06:16 AM PDT by ClaireSolt (.)
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