Tolerance is what got us into the mess we are in. Kowtowing to every fringe hugging crazy, giving madness credence, facilitating the mutilation of children. These are just the tip of the iceberg we have been skirting since the closet door fell off the track.
My response to @MarkLawson 's great post:
Tolerance is what got us into the mess we are in. Kowtowing to every fringe hugging crazy, giving madness credence...
Tolerance is their virtue signal. What it actually is, is word scarcely understood:
Propitiation - In simple terms, propitiation means appeasing or satisfying someone's anger or displeasure, often by making a sacrifice or paying a price, to regain their favor. It's like making amends so huge that a wronged party's anger is fully satisfied, removing the barrier between them.
The problem is, is the "wronged party" in many cases, are people playing the victim card and they are never "fully satisfied" and no amount of appeasement, sacrifice, amends or money will "remove the barrier".
Propitiation is a response to one's own fear, not the more highly regarded concept of "toleration", which for ...
Clearing out more stuff from the folks house. We came across this box of love letters from mom to dad, dad to mom from the Korean war. You never know what treasures you'll find.
