Too much Tolerance
Dogmatic Tolerance = Hypocritical
Tolerance. It is a word synonymous with peace, good will, brotherly love, acceptance and forgiveness. It is a virtue that is essential in a world filled with racial and religious discrimination. But at the same time tolerance, or, more specifically, the modern, politically correct definition of tolerance, holds some very dangerous pitfalls which, if our government, and we, as a people are not careful of, could be crippling to the individualism, and the religious diversity of Canada, and the world.
The dictionary definition of tolerance is: “The capacity for, or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others”, but the definition has become much, much deeper than that. Tolerance has become much deeper the recognition.
Much deeper than just respecting other beliefs. Tolerance has come to mean the complete acceptance of others practices, tolerance has come to mean belief in other religions.
We, in order to be politically correct, are not to be so narrow-minded, so pompous or arrogant as to believe that our way is the only way. That is unacceptable. There is no such thing as one truth. It is no longer an ‘either-or’ decision, it is a ‘both-and’ decision. Slowly but surely our world is morphing into one, where there is no certainty, no actuality, the only ‘true’ truth is that which lies in the eye of the beholder. Beliefs will be intermeshed, and hyphens will be liberally applied to rel...
Multiculturalism policy was first adopted in Canada in 1971, which reaffirms the dignity and value of all its citizens regardless of ethnic origins, race, religious affiliations, or language. Part of this policy, Canada confirms the rights of all the aboriginals along with the recognition of two official languages. Indeed, multiculturalism has great importance since its main purpose is to give equal treatment to all the citizens (Daniel, 2010). It ensures that all individual citizens could still maintain their identities, and have pride with their ancestry. Through this initiative, the Canadian government was able to give their citizens a feeling of self-confidence, making them more open to their diverse cultures. The multiculturalism policy
Today in Canada it is not uncommon to see people of various races, ethnic backgrounds or cultural groups living within a mutual society; commonly known as multiculturalism. Multiculturalism refers to the presence of, or support for the presence of several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society. As the topic becomes more more popular due to news events and social media debates, multiculturalism gets twisted and misunderstood. In essence, multiculturalism is not about dwelling on about our differences, it is about emphasizing our commonality. Diversity of the human race has the power to unify society and make it stronger. Firstly, innovation
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Every few years there are disturbing, yet fascinating headlines: “BTK killer: Hiding in plain sight” or “Police discover at least 10 victims at Anthony Sowell's home”; but what would allow an individual to commit the crimes they did? In cases like these there is usually a common link: Antisocial Personality disorder. It is an unknown disorder to most of the population which is why there are so many questions to be answered, the main ones being what is antisocial personality disorder and how does it effect patient and society as a whole? To answer these questions one needs an accurate background picture of the disorder.
Looking back on my own educational experience the words, “zero tolerance” vaguely strike a chord. If I am not mistaken I believe that our district adopted the zero tolerance policy between my junior and senior year (96/97-97/98 respectfully) as a means to hinder bullying/violence among the students. As I consider my years in high school I do not recall violence being a normal occurrence, with the exception of your random argument turned, “meet me at short stop,” dispute, nor do I remember drugs being a large concern among parents and/or school personnel. Perhaps I was naïve or maybe it turns out that it just wasn’t something to be considered a problem. There is an exception to every rule; however, I trust that during my high school career violence and drug abuse and its distribution was not the norm…
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Do you know that despite Canada being called multicultural and accepting, Canada’s history reveals many secrets that contradicts this statement? Such an example are Canadian aboriginals, who have faced many struggles by Canadian society; losing their rights, freedoms and almost, their culture. However, Native people still made many contributions to Canadian society. Despite the efforts being made to recognize aboriginals in the present day; the attitudes of European Canadians, acts of discrimination from the government, and the effects caused by the past still seen today have proven that Canadians should not be proud of Canada’s history with respect to human rights since 1914.
Tolerance started with the way the Qur'an forbade forced converts(World History 270). They had to let people continue to worship their own religions, could not make people worship Allah and the Qur’an. They were treated pretty nicely. After seeing the way people were treated, people would be much more open to switching religions. They did smartly restricted other religions to be spread. It helped them keep the numbers of Islam high because then the numbers of people converting to Christianity and Judaism was much smaller. Everyone could believe what they wanted to, if they wanted to worship something other than islam and keep their ancestral roots, they just had to pay taxes(Doc 5). When they paid their tribute they had to accept Islam too. But this was no small price for being guaranteed protection and not having to join the army. The Muslim Empire grew from the smart treatment of conquered people, bringing in the ideas of how friendly the Muslim culture
But she wonders if there is something else other than the spirit of citizenship that could hold the Canadians together. Are there values commonly shared by the Canadians? Chong has found out solution for these questions, and she states, “What sets Canadian society apart from others is that ours is an inclusive society” (Chong, 2015. P. 8). Canadian immigration laws are forward-looking than many other countries, because the Canadian immigrants and the naturalized citizens enjoy status. Canadians understand the importance of “Unity in Diversity”. The inclusiveness is the bridge that connects the Canadians, and this bridge is tempered with the values like tolerance, fairness, understanding and
It is without a doubt that Canada is considered one of the most welcoming and peaceful countries in the entire world. Individuals fleeing conflicts from different continents, on opposites sides of the planet, view Canada as a safe haven, a place to thrive, succeed, and safely live life to its fullest potential. Excellent healthcare, education, and proper gun control are just some of the many priviledges freely given to those who are lucky enough to call Canada their home. The Rights and Freedoms of Canadians are incomparable to those of individuals living in other countries, and with freedom of religion being one of them, it becomes crucial that we respect and show acceptance of different religions. However, it is saddening to see that in
Antisocial Personality Disorder, also informally known as psychopathy/sociopathy, is a disorder where people elicit manipulative behaviors and lack morals. This includes disregard for rules, violence, superficial charm, promiscuity, a superiority complex, and difficulty forming attachments. This is said to be caused by genetics as well as modeling, or watching other people perform this kind of behavior. 3.3% of Americans are diagnosed with Antisocial Personality disorder. It’s 70% more common in males than females and is seen greatly in
Living in a diverse world should be something a person should be proud of. Getting to know a person’s culture and their beliefs should be a wonderful ability. Respecting one another is important, even though a lot of people still disregard that, which should discontinue. We should all start to learn how to make this world a better place,
The idea of this argument is that the tolerance of someone else’s cultural morals is a good thing to do and ought to be done. Basically, people from different cultures should be tolerant to each other’s culture whenever possible. An example of this can also be seen with the case of Muslims believing that it is wrong to eat with the left hand. Although people from other cultures believe that there is nothing wrong with eating with the left hand, they should still be tolerant to Muslims and likewise, the Muslims should also be tolerant to the others that eat with their left hand. A rebuttal to this is that we cannot always be tolerant to another culture. Sometimes, the things that people within a certain culture do are extreme and should not be tolerated. This can be seen with the activities of ISIS. For a long while, ISIS has been beheading people and posting it on the internet, and performing terrorist acts around the world. Just a few months ago, ISIS carried out a series of terrorist attacks that involved suicide bombing in Paris, which resulted in the death 130 people. With the argument from tolerance, we are supposed to be tolerant of these acts. However, should we really be tolerant and is it good to be tolerant of these acts? The U.S., France, and many other countries do not seem to think so. What would be tolerable to ISIS is completely intolerable to many others because most of us believe that killing is wrong and
Our world is constantly changing and it requires a society that is well versed in understanding the problems deriving from culture differences and tolerance of one another’s beliefs and perceptions. We are dealing with systemic problems in education, economic, government, religion and culture differences.