Tolerance has to run both ways

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I have a friend on Facebook who is an ardent Republican, and often posts links to video and editorials critical of President Obama. I must take a deep breath whenever I see them: I don't want to un-friend her, and if I were posting lots of links in support of the President I wouldn't want her to un-friend me on account of them. If I demand tolerance and openmindedness, I mustn't be a hypocrite. But it's haaaaaarrrrdd!

Comments

[jenwrites.livejournal.com]

You can filter them out of your viewing feed if you don't want to unfriend them completely. But I see how that would miss the point.

[handymonkey]

I have the same problem for the same reason. I can't filter my friend, though, because then I won't be able to read the not-vitriol that I *want* to read.