My thots on Acceptance and Tolerance

On one of the e-lists I belong to, there's been a lot of talk about Acceptance and Tolerance and what the difference was...

So here is what I came up with to explain how I understood things:

Acceptance:

There are peas on my plate

Peas are not my first choice to eat when I am hungry, but I eat them.

Tolerance.

There are peas on my plate.

I don't care for peas, I am not that hungry, so I leave them alone.

Intolerance.

There are peas on my plate.

I HATE peas. I hurl the plate on the floor and jump up and down on the peas. I try to file criminal charges against the person who cooked the peas.

Bigotry:

There are peas on my plate.

Not only do I hate peas, I hate the people who cook them, who grow them, and anyone who likes them.

I spend a great deal of my time trying to outlaw peas, and deprive anyone who grows or likes them of their human rights.

I proclaim that anyone who has anything to do with peas hates God, abuses children, and is a terrorist...

Pax Christi, Ninure Saunders aka Rainbow Christian http://Rainbow-Christian.tk