The issue is that they treat the word tolerance like they treat the word respect. “I’ll respect you if you respect me” means I’ll treat you with baseline decency if you treat me like an authority figure. “I’ll tolerate you if you tolerate me” means I’ll begrudgingly allow you to live if you accept and indulge all my ideas.
The issue is that they treat the word tolerance like they treat the word respect. “I’ll respect you if you respect me” means I’ll treat you with baseline decency if you treat me like an authority figure. “I’ll tolerate you if you tolerate me” means I’ll begrudgingly allow you to live if you accept and indulge all my ideas.