I’ve read several explanations, but I think I need it really dumbed down to grasp it.
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Bob likes the color yellow.
Jane hates the color yellow and anyone who likes it. She calls them dumb.
Jane called Bob dumb, and he told her to stop.
So, Jane being more tolerant would mean she stops calling people dumb for liking yellow.
Bob being more tolerant would mean not complaining when Jane call people dumb.
If both people act more tolerantly, then things are okay.
But if Bob tries to tolerate Jane, but Jane doesn’t try to tolerate Bob, then that means she keeps calling Bob names and Bob pats himself on the back for not complaining.
In other words, Jane gets to continue behaving badly without confrontation.
Like everything, context matters. Tolerance is good. Tolerating intolerance lets bullies get away with being bad.
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