While tolerance is certainly a positive virtue that should be strived for, it cannot be a cultural suicide pact.
From an editorial in The Australian.
While tolerance is certainly a positive virtue that should be strived for, it cannot be a cultural suicide pact.
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"Just as an Australian wouldn't go to Saudi Arabia to wear a bikini on the beach and drink beer in the corner pub, those who see the proper role of women as subservient, anonymous and under cover should not expect a postmodern secular democracy such as Britain or Australia to accommodate these beliefs."
That is great stuff!
Tolerance over the years has morphed into acceptance. The two are not the same. Tolerance isn't cultural suicide; acceptance is.
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