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FYI, this is fake: http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney4.asp

It looked much too abrasive for Andy Rooney and I did a little research on it.

Clauz wrote:Yeah, this email was impressive not only because it was a chain email from 2-3 years ago, but that it was also just so damn ridiculous. My girlfriend has her email set to automatically filter out her mom's email and I guess I will have to do the same now.

Nightshade wrote:It's too bad that Andy Rooney DIDN'T say those things. He's 100% correct. Except for the stupid emphasis on the pledge of allegiance at the end, though.

Oh, and I love snopesing people's retarded emails. It's such a nice little backhanded way of saying "YOU'RE A FUCKING IDIOT."

About a year ago, I became aware of a more serious theft of my name and it is so hurtful to my reputation that it calls for legal action against the thief. Hundreds of people have written asking if I really wrote the 20 detestable remarks made under my name that have had such wide circulation on the Internet.

Some of the remarks, which I will not repeat here, are viciously racist and the spirit of the whole thing is nasty, mean and totally inconsistent with my philosophy of life. It is apparent that the list of comments has been read by hundreds of thousands of Americans, many of whom must believe that it accurately represents opinions of mine that I don't dare express in my column or on television. It is seriously damaging to my reputation.

Nightshade wrote:It's too bad that Andy Rooney DIDN'T say those things. He's 100% correct.

Nightshade wrote:It's too bad that Andy Rooney DIDN'T say those things. He's 100% correct. Except for the stupid emphasis on the pledge of allegiance at the end, though.

Oh, and I love snopesing people's retarded emails. It's such a nice little backhanded way of saying "YOU'RE A FUCKING IDIOT."

Hannibal wrote:

Nightshade wrote:It's too bad that Andy Rooney DIDN'T say those things. He's 100% correct.

eh, are you being totally serious?

Dave wrote: I'm willing to bet that Chris Rock will tell you the same thing.

I have the right NOT to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.

Clauz wrote:So you agree with:

I have the right NOT to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.

Clauz wrote:How do hate crimes start?

Dukester wrote:I agree with that statement.
If you have the right to be tolerant of something doesn't the same right exist to be intolerant? ?
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eepberries wrote:

Dukester wrote:I agree with that statement.
If you have the right to be tolerant of something doesn't the same right exist to be intolerant? ?
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Not being tolerant of others means harassing others, belittling others, basically just being a dick. Being tolerant doesn't mean you have to agree with what others do or think. All it really means is that you don't bother them as long as they don't bother you. It's much easier to just keep your mouth shut rather than be an asshole just for the sake of it.


So, if you're telling me that's really the kind of person you want to be, then that's cool I guess. Just don't hang around me, because I don't like people that start shit with others just over things like the type of person they are or some other shitty reason.

In a social or political sense, intolerance is the absence of tolerance toward (acceptance of) people with differing viewpoints. As a social construct, it is open to interpretation. For example, one might define intolerance as an expressed, negative or hostile attitude toward another's views, even if no action is taken to squelch such opposing views or silence those who hold them. Tolerance, in contrast, can mean "disagreeing peaceably." Emotion is a primary factor that differentiates intolerance from respectful disagreement.

Common forms of intolerance include racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, religious intolerance, and intolerance of differing political views. However, it is not limited to these forms: one can be intolerant of any ideas or anyone. Intolerance is based in prejudice, and can lead to discrimination.

In its everyday form, intolerance is an attitude expressed through angry argumentation, looking down at people because of their characteristics or viewpoints, negatively portraying something due to one's own prejudice, etc. On a more extreme level, it can lead to violence - in its most severe form, genocide. Possibly the most infamous example in Western culture is the Holocaust. Colonialism was based, in part, on a lack of tolerance of cultures different than that of the mother country.