Adam,
You say "practice tolerance". But your definition of tolerance is tacit (at least) acceptance and endorsement of what many of us is abhorrent and immoral behavior. If you wish to be "accepted", don't make tidal waves.
As for your second "point", consider that the largest urban areas in the US are rife with the "welfare mentality" that makes government the source of life and prosperity. Outside of the cities most people don't see the government as the be-all and end-all of everything. Liberal urbanites are voting for their handouts, not their lives.
Be well, but don't patronize us with this kind of assinine pabulum.