Thursday, June 11, 2009

human relations 101

I will tolerate you until you become intolerable.
You become intolerable
when you no longer tolerate me,
when you are intolerant.
I will tolerate you unless you are intolerant.

I will be intolerant of your intolerance.
I will not be intolerant of my intolerance.
I will tolerate my intolerance.

My intolerance is right and good and true.
Your intolerance is wrong and bad
and false and lying and ignorant
-- unless you are intolerant
of that of which I am intolerant.

If you are intolerant of what I tolerate,
I am morally superior to you.
If you are intolerant of what I do not tolerate,
you are bright and wonderful.

We cluster in intolerance clubs and glorify our tolerance.
We cluster in intolerance clubs and rail against intolerance.

If you become intolerant of your own intolerance, I will tolerate you.
If I become intolerant of my own intolerance, I have lost my edge.
If you lose your edge, I will tolerate you.
But do not ask me to lose my edge. I will not tolerate it.

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