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Mitchell Pearce. Cecil John Rhodes. Your Company. Where it all went wrong.

People say you should be tolerant. But should you tolerate laziness, poor personal hygiene or stealing?   Should you tolerate abusers, perverts and scoundrels? People say you should not be judgmental. But if you don’t judge, how do you know when to cross the road? If you don’t judge whether something is appropriate how do you know it is inappropriate? If we don’t judge, how do we lock someone way for their crimes? People say you should not discriminate, but I eat certain foods every day and drink certain wines because I discriminate. I stand up for an older person on a bus because I discriminate. When I put it like that, you will be quick to realise the ridiculousness of a blanket statement like you should be tolerant or you should not judge. You might now start to qualify the statements: ·          You should tolerate what is good and what is bad. ·          You should use your judge...