Love & Tolerate - But where to draw the line?

I try to live by love and tolerance. It's the meaning behind one of my tattoos. However, my tolerance and good nature are tested when people are intolerant/closed-minded and won't even try to understand the other side or when they're excessively angry about things. There's this person in the radio chat room that is overly angry and cussing... Every. Single. Time... It's a bit much to deal with because even when asked nicely if he can calm down and stop, he won't listen. Inside my head, I'm yelling at him myself. However, outwardly, I just continue to ask nicely and ignore him, making a point of talking to other people and trying to work Mr. Angry's stuff off the screen. It usually works and I feel better for not having lost my composure.

However, if someone is physically or mentally in danger, then I'll step in and be a little forceful in trying to solve the problem.

Ultimately though, I feel that if more people went into situations with more love and understanding that the world would be a much better place. If we practiced love and tolerance from the get-go, then we wouldn't NEED love and tolerance anymore. It'd just be basic human nature.

 

Same here.

 

I can usually see things from both sides so I can tolerate a lot the exception being mindless hate witch rather than tolerate I just tend to ignore entirely
as far as love goes I do my best but some people are just determined to be loathed I'm sure everyone knows at least one
and as far as where I draw the line it's pretty much whenever someone actually manages to make me mad witch doesn't happen often I can only recall one at the top of my head

 

Well, the whole "MLP:FiM changed my life!" thing is...well...hard to explain. In a way, it's almost Confucian. Everyone has good inside of them. But as we become trapped in the routines, trials, and mores of life and society, we often forget and even abandon that innocent part of us. Watching MLP:FiM taps that innocent part of us. What happens next is up to the personality of the individual.

As for loving everyone, I don't even really think about it or worry about it. I just sort of go with the flow.

As for tolerance, I have no idea...other than that your opinion on it seems a bit ambiguous as to what behaviors and ethical codes you are talking about. It makes the mind jump to "He's picking on Christianity!", which I'm not sure if you are, or not. Whatever you're talking about, you seem quick to judge the morality of others while making unclear who you're judging. It's like you're firing a loaded gun, but not aiming it at anyone in particular. Pretty dangerous.

Don't worry. I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, AKA a Mormon. We get that too. Less and less over time as humanity's morality intelligence increases, but just know, you're not alone...though I'm sure you already know that .

Oops. Forgot the whole point of this thread XD. Well, I love my family, my cat, and the people in my church. Everyone else...*shrugs* I dunno. I don't really hate anyone, but unless I know someone the like/dislike switch is in neutral and unless someone is in my family or my church, the love/hate switch is not even active really. I guess that's one the things about being autistic *shrugs* :\. Obviously I'm not rude or mean to people, but I don't go Pinkie Pie on everyone I meet either XD.

My tolerance...I won't tolerate anyone being rude or mean to me or people I know. I don't crusade against any kind of people really...either.

 

You know what they say about assumptions.

 

So...what's your point? I'm making assumptions about your judgements? You seem to have a knack for stating your point while not stating it clearly exactly what it is you are saying 8\.

 

I think even the people who hate my guts would disagree with this statement.

 

I've grown used to it, TBH. It just takes a while to get used to a different perspective. (And Mane's perspective tends to be the most correct one.)

 

I guess I shouldn't make assumptions about your judgements? Sorry. I just get confused by ambiguity.

 

Don't worry about it. I'm not explaining specific examples in order to avoid a morality rage war from breaking out. This forum's track record with those types of discussions is abysmal... about as well equipped to handle such a thing as a duck attempting mathematics. My message was clear enough to convey the concept that I am pragmatically opposed to unconditional love and tolerance.

 

Aah. I get it. I like to avoid morality/religion internet wars too. No good ever comes of them 8\.