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tip what does it take to get people to be more tolerant? what can be done to do a massive tolerance awareness campaign in a country? how can you change the views of the masses in like 6 months. Can it be done? or does it really needs years and years of good education? any thoughts?
 
 

Posted by Salma on 22.09.2008
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Posted on 25.09.2008
 
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Posted by Shalabieh on 01.12.2008
 

I think it can be done ... with positve reinforcment and constantly pushing these issues a massive mass media campagin, advocacy, awarness and such people will start to be more aware they may not change their minds and that wuodl not be the purpose but they could become more tolerant.

To actually get them to change their minds is a whole other ball game I think and is generational as you may suggest.

 

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Posted by kurt on 17.10.2008
 

Synonyms for tolerance are: patience, sufferance, forbearance; liberality, impartiality, open-mindedness.

Can anything be less critical? Is anything less geared for social change? Tolerance is the action that is supported by those who enjoy the status quo.

Tolerance is a what allows pigots to run loose, oppress others. We have to make sure we critique oppression- not every behaviour should be "tolerated."

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Posted by sheikh on 05.10.2008
 

Within this time frame, I am afraid it is impossible.... Unless one finds out the biological implications of being intolerant. Then may be some kind of a medicine or a vaccine can be devised to do the job.

If this intolerance is caused by social practices (the way we are taught to respond to our needs, to solve our problems, and differences, etc), Then the traditional way of thinking would assume a social vaccine to get rid of that. That, defintely will take a long time. So, may be going to a more fundamental level (Biology) might give us what we need. Of course this might require years of research. But, theoretically, a vaccine might be there.

In practice and theory, some people might get away without the vaccine.So, what will you do to them? Research itself might reveal an antidote to the intolerance vaccine. Other thinkers, groups, etc might question the morality of changing our biology, etc. 

So, as you can see, the answer is still: impossible.

What do you think?

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Posted by Salma on 27.09.2008
 

Ok I think i got my answer. IMPOSSIBLE. aghhhhhhh

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