Comments on: Good Tolerance, Bad Tolerance http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/ Identity. Diversity. Active Global Citizenship Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:35:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Deane http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-1120 Deane Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:32:52 +0000 http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-1120 Interesting point you make, Nitish. about kids not being able to make choices for themselves, the point is of course that many would not consider them 'mature' enough to make these kinds of decisions. of course in our south-Asian societies we will never be 'mature' enough for our parents.. btw, 'Doctor-Engineer-lawyer' thing is very much practiced here as well.. Interesting point you make, Nitish. about kids not being able to make choices for themselves, the point is of course that many would not consider them ‘mature’ enough to make these kinds of decisions. of course in our south-Asian societies we will never be ‘mature’ enough for our parents..

btw, ‘Doctor-Engineer-lawyer’ thing is very much practiced here as well..

]]> By: Nitish Kaul http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-1118 Nitish Kaul Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:37:05 +0000 http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-1118 Hey Deane, first of all, great work. The text invokes a lot of spirits within, good and bad both. Well, i think the problem is more basic and prevalant in our daily lives than the examples cited. I, being an Indian, having seen the Indian society to an extent, if not too closely, can say that the "Freedom to express" is taken away from the child at a very young age. Most of the engineers and doctors, are into their respective professions, because their parents wanted them to be there. A child being told that he must have his milk or else the Ghost who lives on the terrace will come to him at night, what will you call this? Is'nt this breach of "Freedom of Expression"? Isnt this showing no tolerance to what the child thinks is right for him? Someday, i hope we find the answer, atleast at our indivdual levels. Hey Deane,
first of all, great work. The text invokes a lot of spirits within, good and bad both. Well, i think the problem is more basic and prevalant in our daily lives than the examples cited. I, being an Indian, having seen the Indian society to an extent, if not too closely, can say that the “Freedom to express” is taken away from the child at a very young age. Most of the engineers and doctors, are into their respective professions, because their parents wanted them to be there. A child being told that he must have his milk or else the Ghost who lives on the terrace will come to him at night, what will you call this? Is’nt this breach of “Freedom of Expression”? Isnt this showing no tolerance to what the child thinks is right for him?
Someday, i hope we find the answer, atleast at our indivdual levels.

]]> By: Deane http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-629 Deane Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:28:50 +0000 http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-629 Quite right. wrote it before the TN incident.. didnt want to include since it sort of didnt fit in well with the context.. its shocking that i didn't read a single article in the papers about it. Rushdie selling out? well, i think its the queen (plus whatever goes under the cover) who decides these things.. no idea. Quite right. wrote it before the TN incident.. didnt want to include since it sort of didnt fit in well with the context.. its shocking that i didn’t read a single article in the papers about it.

Rushdie selling out? well, i think its the queen (plus whatever goes under the cover) who decides these things.. no idea.

]]> By: Negligible Minoritist http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-614 Negligible Minoritist Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:19:52 +0000 http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-614 Deane: Perhaps a more pertinent example in this regard is the blocking of access to Tamilnet. It appears that the great crusaders for freedom of speech/expression have flown the coop just for this instance. Unless steps are taken immediately by such "concerned individuals" the idea that SL consists entirely of majoritarian chauvanists will continue. Liked the article though... One other thought though - is Rushdie selling out to a post colonial mentality something he supposedly opposes. Or maybe that's just me. Regards, Deane:

Perhaps a more pertinent example in this regard is the blocking of access to Tamilnet.

It appears that the great crusaders for freedom of speech/expression have flown the coop just for this instance. Unless steps are taken immediately by such “concerned individuals” the idea that SL consists entirely of majoritarian chauvanists will continue.

Liked the article though… One other thought though – is Rushdie selling out to a post colonial mentality something he supposedly opposes. Or maybe that’s just me.

Regards,

]]> By: Vivek http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-610 Vivek Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:47:55 +0000 http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/good-tolerance-bad-tolerance/#comment-610 "In fact even an Atheist – a believer in the absence of god - would react aggressively if his or her fundamental beliefs are challenged" Loved it. “In fact even an Atheist – a believer in the absence of god – would react aggressively if his or her fundamental beliefs are challenged”

Loved it.

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