Unfortunately, in the north and the south of Ireland, intolerant habits are part of the fabric of emotion, part of the identity crisis which afflicts the population of the country.
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Intolerance has been the curse of our country.
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.
People's intolerance, I find puzzling.
Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.
Passion in Ireland is denounced as evil and obscene. Women are the snares set for us by the Devil.
I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance.
The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other.
Ireland and its people have much to be proud of. Yet every land and its people have moments of shame. Dealing with the failures of our past, as a country, as a Church, or as an individual is never easy. Our struggle to heal the wounds of decades of violence, injury and painful memory in Northern Ireland are more than ample evidence of this.
Again and again, I find something eerie in many Irish occasions - the unrelenting whiteness, the emotional tribal attachments, the violent prejudices lurking beneath apparently pleasant social surfaces, the cosy smugness of belonging.
At home in Ireland, there's a habit of avoidance, an ironical attitude towards the authority figure.
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