They didn't oppress anybody. My personal favorite type of tolerance, which most people choose to ignore, is that of ideas. In fact, I bet there are many people who say that about my column every week. However, I use the medium of writing to spread my ideas and do my part to show people just how intolerant they really can be. Most people would rather just sit there and complain about things to their friends and talk about how I just don't understand how things are.
People are different.
Ideas are different. People have never, and never will get along with everyone, so you can stop trying to get everyone to like you and live your life. I hope that at some point during reading this, you proved me right, by either hating me, or thinking of someone else you hate. And now, in the spirit of the column, that's my opinion, keep yours to yourself. The contents of these pages may not be reproduced without permission.