Tolerance Brain Cells Surface, Thank Goodness

I am so pleased to see the reports this morning in the Springfield News-Leader that the political parties of Missouri are refusing candidates who support bigotry, namely white supremacy.

The time is long past for intolerance and bigotry. It has seemed that the Ozarks has failed to utilize its opportunity and exposure to civilization, preferring to remain in social dark ages. This is SO a "luzer" attitude for people who have to work harder for a living and shouldn't have the energy to be stupid and intolerant. Any time even one someone will step up and say no is encouraging. Having THREE political parties say NO magnifies the encouragement. What a hot chance to lose votes by including a disagreeable, selfish 'luser' to a candidate list. Good thinking, guys.

Any one individual can support ignorant opinions. These may be founded in experience and then allowed to fester and warp the view of one person. But, while I may tolerate ignorance, I won't imitate it and/or endorse it. And, I'm feeling kind of resistant to listening to the message of bigotry. I'm not interested in being the resource for the bigot to sound off and make a statement. The tolerance exists as long as the bigot keeps at arms length and beyond the fringes of my space.

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