Let's be careful when we start comparing American to European tolerance because there isn't necessarily a lot of European tolerance.
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Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as American as apple pie.
Americans are as they are. We have to accept this. Lots of Europeans forget that.
I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there's a mass influx from one place, that's when it becomes problematic for Americans.
Perhaps Europeans are a bit more skeptic whereas Americans are more believers.
I decided that Europeans and Americans are like men and women: they understand each other worse, and it matters less, than either of them suppose.
Americans have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, religions, and races. It's a spirit of tolerance, now energized and amplified by the cult of multiculturalism.
Tolerance says I am just going to stomach your right to be different. That if you disappear from the face of the earth, I am no better or worse off. But love - love knows that every American has worth and value, no matter what their background, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
Europe seems a little softer, but in America it's harsh. In L.A., where I live, it's all about perfectionism.
When I see the cultural diversity that exists today, I feel that we must defend it, and we need Europe, because otherwise we are going to live in a society with a single model, the Anglo-American model.
In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.