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Religious intolerance, bigotry and ignorance are the fierce villains of the movie.
True, the same story could have been (and has been) told in a more politically correct way, by having the families separated unjustly by Nazi or other
intolerance.
The film presents a repellent point of view: that those who advocate relationships with minors -- and the minors themselves -- are victims of society's intolerance; to make their point more profoundly, the filmmakers make their couple victims in many other ways: Charley's mother and best friend are deaf, his mother was killed by a drunk driver while he watched, his father is senselessly cruel, while Eban has been fired from his job (a boys' athletic coach) and is hounded by his ruthlessly "concerned" parents.
It's an eye-opener to the ubiquitous
intolerance
of the unfamiliar in every society, but is presented in a light-hearted, enjoyable way that both educates and entertains.
What is most interesting is the ending where the racial
intolerance
of the age manifests itself with a courtroom rising to lynch the Asian who has branded the white woman for failing to keep up her end of their bargain.
Not only does Singer orchestrate an entertaining but intelligent yarn around titans of Good and Evil battling for supremacy with the fate of mankind at stake, but he also tackles important cultural issues integral to the plot that enhance its subtext about
intolerance.
For example, the country’s reputation as a model of Muslim moderation has recently been undermined by
intolerance
and violence against religious minorities.
So, while Indonesians may court the global spotlight, their chief concerns should be fostering strong and stable economic growth, stemming domestic religious intolerance, and preserving ASEAN unity in the face of China’s increasingly assertive policy in the region.
What is unambiguous today is a growing
intolerance
for bad governance and corruption – a collective rejection evident in countries as diverse as Burma, Congo, Russia, and Bolivia, not to mention Arab countries from Syria to Morocco.
The SD has sought to position itself as the sole defender of gays and Jews in the face of
intolerance
stoked by large-scale Muslim immigration in the past two decades.
Nearly 50,000 Twitter accounts are propagating these vehicles of hatred, seeking to exploit ignorance, intolerance, and divisions within societies.
Intellectuals, artists, and public figures must highlight the danger of indifference toward groups espousing
intolerance
and exclusion.
For some people, this will mean expensive genetic testing and designer diets, but for most, it will mean realistic advice based on visibly demonstrable phenotypes – a tendency to gain weight, for example, or an
intolerance
or allergic response to certain food types.
While one hopes that China will find some way to continue transforming itself peacefully, the Communist Party's continuing
intolerance
of free expression, and its refusal to allow its people even to discuss in public how their government might be reformed, does not bode well for the future.
As countries turn inward, amid rising nationalism and intolerance, responsive leadership demands that we listen to the underlying message and act accordingly.
She discussed at length the appalling phenomenon of violent
intolerance
towards Christian communities, and cast blame on the international community and prominent NGOs for failing to address this problem.
Sadly,
intolerance
has now become a generalized condition.
At its worst,
intolerance
is literally murderous.
But there are other forms of intolerance, infinitely less horrifying than that of jihadist bigots, that kill no one but demean us all.
It certainly should not, although we can recall terrible periods of Christian
intolerance
and bigotry.
As the great political philosopher Karl Popper argued, the only thing that we should not tolerate in an open society is
intolerance.
The most extreme example of such
intolerance
today – which much of the world is now fighting – is the religious totalitarianism of ISIS.
This will require us to address the inverted narratives of victimhood, which are often recruited to justify
intolerance.
But the fact that many white supremacists in Charlottesville were chanting “Jews will not replace us” shows that one kind of
intolerance
can quickly morph into another.
Or to a president of Venezuela whose
intolerance
of the business class causes jubilation in the streets, but emigration by those whose initiative is crucial for the welfare of the people.
In one corner is the EU, standing for democracy, freedom, the rule of law, and institutionalized international cooperation; in the other stands Putin, representing authoritarianism, intolerance, and the use of force and intimidation as instruments of foreign policy.
It should come as no surprise that as the Davos consensus has ebbed, a wave of populist nativism – often suffused with racism, religious or ethnic intolerance, misogyny, and gender bias – has rushed in.
Such episodes have contributed to a general air of
intolerance
across Russia, fueled in no small part by Kremlin-incited chauvinism.
“Secular stagnation” and “underconsumptionism” are terms that betray an underlying pessimism, which, by discouraging spending, not only reinforces a weak economy, but also generates anger, intolerance, and a potential for violence.
While all manifestations of
intolerance
against Muslims must be firmly resisted, it is also vital to recognize the danger that some Muslim immigrants have brought with them from their home cultures: extreme forms of bigotry against Jews and Israel.
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