The document discusses the concept of intolerance, highlighting its prevalence in modern society and its impact on individuals, particularly vulnerable groups like the Roma, disabled, and elderly. It emphasizes the importance of tolerance as a fundamental quality for coexistence while recognizing the limits of tolerance towards those who do not reciprocate respect. The text also touches on various societal issues such as discrimination, gender issues, and the treatment of the elderly and disabled, arguing for equality and respect for all individuals regardless of their background.

2.  Intolerance is lack of toleration, unwillingness or
refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or
beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds,
etc. Intolerance is kind of disrespect of other people’s
opinions, beliefs and thoughts. It’s a very
common phenomenon in this modern society and it
seems that everybody is against everything. There
are more and more intolerant people who criticize
the society and the whole system even though
they don’t do anything for the society in return.

3.  Many of our enemies are the outcome of
our intolerance .Tolerance is really a very
highly useful quality. It is one of the basic
principles of good manners. We can do
justice if we are tolerant to hearing the
different views of others. So, every student,
every citizen and every individual culture
the habit of tolerance. There is no doubt in
it that tolerance is the most necessary
quality of our everyday life but it definitely is
not permission for everything.

4.  In Slovakia many of the Roma people, retired
people and disabled people are vulnerable to
intolerance. At schools the outsiders,
integrated students with dyscalculia,
dysgraphia, dysorthographia and students
from poor families are vulnerable to
intolerance. The Roma people are a special
category and people are intolerant to them
because they have different behaviour
thoughts, attitudes, family education and
background. Retired people are often old
fashioned and dislike and don’t tolerate
younger generation and people don’t tolerate
disabled ones because of their disability. (M)

5.  All the three expressions are very similar to
each other, but discrimination and
antagonism are much more stronger. If
somebody doesn´t tolerate you, you can
live with that but if somebody discriminates
you is far more worse, because it could be
discrimination of race, age, education,
gender, rights etc.

6.  In my opinion, tolerance is kind of respect
and tolerance between people and should
be limited. Everyone has their own
tolerance against other people someone
bigger - someone smaller. I have got big
tolerance to others. I always listen to the
opinions of others although I do not always
agree with them but I tolerate them. We
shouldn’t always be tolerant especially to
the people who not respect our tolerance
and our opinion.

7.  I think that young people are not very
tolerant in this time. Young people are rude
and don’t tolerate other people, especially
older people. I think it’s caused be this
modern time. Parents of these young
people haven’t got time for their children
and Children do not have good models of
behaviour and they don’t respect their
parents.

8.  I usually respect rights of other people.
Usually everyone have the same rights
I respect most of them. I have right to
disagree with someone’s opinion for
example with politicians. I think people
can disrespect right of people who don’t
respect their rights. I think everybody in
the world should have some.

9.  I haven’t got peers with different religious
but if I had I would have prejudices to
people with different religious. I am very
interested in other religion like Buddhism,
Islam, Hinduism and many more. If I had
peers with another religious I would
respect them like normal people
because the character of a man is more
important than his/her religion.

10.  I think that each person has rights to
show his/her own views. But I really don't
like when somebody forces his/her view
upon me, if I don't agree with it, because
every person is free to decide.

11.  I think that many of those people usually
are not to be blamed for the situation they
are in. In most cases it is government to be
blamed for financial situation in some
states, prices are high and salary is small.
Also some people become poor due to
their own mistakes like drinking alcohol,
taking drugs, smoking, etc., however pitying
themselves won't solve their problems. This
kind of people often has issues in their own
families. They should ask for help of a
psychologist.

12.  I don't think so. My opinion is that each
foreigner should be in his own political
system in his homeland. Politicians (also
foreign) on a political seniority have greater
competences, but they could misuse it. For
example some politicians in foreign (our)
government would enforce evil opinions,
ordered from his own government from his
own country to our and this could have
bad influence to our country. I think it's
better to have our own politicians, not
foreign.

13.  Definitely yes. We all are humans.
Everybody has the same rights. All People
are equal. It doesn't matter if you are of a
Japanese, German or Indian origin. Why
minorities should be discriminated, if they
live normal life? Unfortunately, nowadays
people focus too much on money. They'd
rather prefer money to the value of a
human life. Also there are those minorities,
which are not employed and just take
benefits from state and cause trouble. In
this case I don't agree with the same rights
for those people, but it is their own fault.

14.  Women didn´t have the same position in the past as
it is nowadays. Once a woman was considered as
something less important. At the end of 19th century
women got property rights. The education of women
was better, too. In 1918 women in Great Britain got
the right to vote just for educated women and for
women who paid the rent). In 21st century women
have been working in all areas, they have achieved
that they are financially independent. Their position is
not so ideal. Maybe it is so in developed countries.
Men still control this world. For example in Muslim
countries or African countries women are just a tool
of their fathers and later husbands.

15.  I think that women aren't valued for the same job
as man. Despite laws which should the same
treatment for women and men, women are still less
valued than men in working positions. It's called
women discrimination.-There is higher
unemployment of women when compared with
men. - There is lower rate of representation of
women on higher positions. Women aren't paid
and valued in the same way as men and I think
that they should be, because women can replace
men in almost every job, and despite this they can
care about their family.

16.  People in history took people with disability
like burden of the society. Today managers
want some physical activity from their
personnel which some people with disability
can’t do, so they won’t pass at an interview
for a job. If they don´t pass they are
dependent on the money from the
government – the dole or they work in
protected workshops which provides state.
In our society there are so many people
with disability. Despite this fact they are
able to find some kind of work.

17.  Elder population is become an important issue in nowadays society.
I think that elderly people worked enough in their whole life. They
deserve their rest. They should advise young people and prepare
them for their future. Moreover, elderly people are underestimated
because of their age. However there are still many of them who
work as teachers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc., and still do some
kind of service for the society, which should be highly appreciated.
 I think we should respect views of elderly people because they are
older and more experience in their life but sometimes I can’t agree
witch their opinion. Some of them lived in the old times like
communism but most of them are modest, good people. I think
elderly people in Slovakia should be more reputable and better
financially secured.

18. o I usually respect rights of other people.
Usually everyone have the same right.
I respect most of them. I have right to
disagree with someone’s opinion for
example with politicians. I think people
can disrespect right of people who don’t
respect their rights. I think everybody in
the world should have some rights.

19.  In a class we discussed a values hierarchy and here are the
results based on students answers :
 1. Health
 2. Family
 3. Love & Happiness
 4. Housing
 5. Money
 6. Friendship
 7. Hobbies
 8. Education
 9. Work/Employment
 10. Tolerance