Tolerance

Our wonderful country was founded on the idea of liberty and tolerance. Tolerance is defined by the Meriam Webster Dictionary as, "a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward opinions and practices that differ from one's own." This does not mean that we are expected to subscribe to the views of each person we encounter. What this means is whether you agree with another person's opinion or not, recognize that person's right to feel the way that he or she does. Conservatives and liberals have both distorted this. Conservatives try to use the first amendment to deny the need for tolerance. On the other end of the spectrum, liberals cry, "intolerance!" whenever someone disapproves of another viewpoint. Both sides need to pull their heads out and get over themselves. Be an adult; learn to coexist with people that have different ideas than your own.