Word: intoleranceã
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...principle that permits all sorts of divergent and incompatible beliefs but accordingly forbids intolerance; and the other, which sees no reason to privilege any belief, even the objective good of “tolerance,” and puts “tolerance” and “intolerance?? on equal moral footing...
...student described “student intolerance?? at HLS, citing instances when students were mocked for speaking in class or dressing a certain...
...conventional view attributes this trend to racism. A fairly typical op-ed in The Crimson by Toussaint G. Losier in the wake of last spring’s French elections blamed “European xenophobia and racist intolerance?? for right-wing political successes. Europeans are indeed more racist than Americans are. A 1997 Eurobarometer poll found that a third of the citizens in EU countries described themselves as “very racist” or “quite racist.” But racism does not explain why the extreme rightist groups most associated with...
...become tools of the censorship and restricted academic liberties they supposedly argue against. In this instance, free speech prevailed, and Robinson was able to convincingly distance herself from the chaos at Durban and highlight her achievements as high commissioner. Just as important as her condemnation of all forms of intolerance??anti-Semitism included—Robinson was given the chance to be publicly heard. Exchanging and considering opposing ideas is supposed to be the hallmark of higher education, and it is also what will ultimately lead to a lasting peace in the Middle East...
...children,” he lamented. “They had no mercy for the women. They could see that small children were being hit by bullets, but they kept firing.” Pope John Paul II characterized the brutality as a “tragic act of intolerance?? that was utterly “evil” in its nature...