The Left is not the epitome of tolerance it pretends to be any more than the Right is the epitome of morality it pretends to be. I remember very clearly who it

The Left is not the epitome of tolerance it pretends to be any more than the Right is the epitome of morality it pretends to be. I remember very clearly who it was that made my mother miserable for daring to enjoy being a housewife and mother, and it wasn't our conservative friends. I also remember who made our family miserable for loving and caring for my gay brother as he died of AIDS, and it wasn't our liberal friends. ( http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything... for an excellent essay on the topic. )