The word Tolerance comes from the Latin tollere , which means to endure, to suffer. What is not shared is supported; that is to say, the different.
At present, tolerance has a triple acceptance: in the medical field, it indicates the habituation capacity of a drug or medicine and the resistance to undergo its effects; in mechanics, it is the error or inaccuracy, by excess or by defect, that is allowed in the dimensions of a piece with respect to the indicated measurements; and socially, it is the attitude of someone who respects the political, religious or artistic convictions of others and allows their exercise.
Tolerance is valuing and respecting individual differences; is to take into account the opinions and activities carried out by other people, generating an attitude of equality to them.
It should be taken into account that tolerance is a principle of coexistence, fundamental and necessary to live in peace, that it is flexible thinking towards the ideas of others and that a person never has the absolute truth.
He who is tolerant knows that if someone is of a different race from his or comes from another country, another culture, another social class, or thinks differently from him, he is not his rival or his enemy. To be tolerant, the diversity of races and cultures must be seen as a sign of the richness and breadth of the world, rather than grounds for mistrust.
A person is not tolerant when he is an accomplice in conflict situations, uses aggressive terms in his speech, allows inappropriate activities, intimidates others and blames them for his own mistakes, acts with prejudice, does not assume responsibility, represses and acts discriminating against others. others, among others.
It should be noted that a policy linked to tolerance is one that regulates the ordering of the State around democracy. On the contrary, the antithesis of tolerance would be represented by a policy governed by totalitarianism or by personal or social attitudes related to racism, xenophobia or terrorism.
