[bilbo0s]

You guys talk about "left" and "right" as if there is a difference.

Both are characterized by marked intolerance. A small minority of both are what I would term "Violently Intolerant". You can get yourself killed for being a congressman at a baseball game, or for being black and going to bible study or walking up a street. The "Left" and the "Right", particularly their extremists, are just bad business all around when it comes to what we would typically term "tolerance".

[blt]

Nah, I'm intolerant of nazis, and that's not the same as being intolerant of jews.

[bilbo0s]

No one said it's the same. This is the problem, you take an extreme case and you say, "See! Since this [insert ridiculously extremist case here] is obviously bad then my [insert more reasonable case here] is good!"

No one's talking about the obvious stuff here. Like Nazis, or forcing blacks back into slavery or something. I'm talking about being intolerant of reasonable ideas.

It's perfectly reasonable for a bunch of congressmen to get together for a baseball game without being shot.

It's perfectly reasonable for young black military officers to walk up a city street without having a knife stuck in his chest.

Don't even get me started on how reasonable it is for little old ladies to go to churches.