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Originally Posted by Snestorm
Tolerence is for weaklings.
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When perceived in the other from a radical fundamentalist perspective - no matter what ideology - then yes. Radical fundamentalists tend to interprete any offer by another side as a sign of weakness. And they tend to use the opportunity and exploiting it.
To be tolerant can also show strength - because you must be strong enough to afford tolerance. But only as long as it knows limits defining what is to be tolerated -
and what not. For doing so you need a strong own identity. the EU is pressing hard to neutralise and negate grown identities of people in europe, and replacing them with bureaucratic orders of proper behaviour so that all places are nicely uniform.
Very attractive.
Beyond these limits, tolerance indeed is a weakness. In an European context, Western unlimited tolerance for Islam is just preadvancing
(=vorauseilend) obedience, appeasement, perfect dhimmitude. we brought it to perfection, which is not wonder with over 40 years of experience in falling back.
Sometimes the EU's ideal society reminds me of that peaceful idyll good ol' Stallone had to wake up in in "Demolition Man". Poor dog.