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In many ways, ignorance is worse than evil. I can see evil for what it is, recoil from it, or fight it. There isn't a damned thing in the world that I can do about ignorance.

An interesting parallel is the political landscape in the thirteen colonies once the Continental Army had defeated the British. These new "Americans" displayed an amazing lack of patience with many of their fellow countrymen, especially considering the principles upon which the country had been formed. Their attitude can be summed up as this:

"One out of every three men in this newly-formed nation was a British sympathizer, either directly or indirectly. We don't care about any of those principles in the Declaration of Independence, at least not yet. We don't care whether you Tories are evil, ignorant, or even noble in word and deed. We just don't think that life in this new country is going to be very pleasant as long as you guys are around. So get the f#ck out, and we will either burn your farms to the ground or give them to people who are more worthy of them."

And you know something? "Get the f#ck out" is exactly what most of those Tories did, either on their own or under duress. And nobody today has a harsh word to say about those Americans who drove them out.

Something to think about.