"freedom. Society and only society will provide the answer, not those of us who are asking the question."

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There is a background problem of a small but noisy hate lobby who bombard the public and the media with a constant stream of ignorance.  This is what most people hear and come to believe.

And that facet dovetails into my commentary of the hard-line neo-con philosophy that has consumed the world since the 1980s. Everything in this manages to go hand-in-hand. What can any of us hope for in the coming future (if there is one)?

Yes, the number of noise-makers are small, but the sheer volume attracts attention -- mistakenly. I've heard this called the "dopeler effect": The louder (or faster/harder) a bad idea comes at one, the better it sounds. The sad part is that seems to really be the case.

The only thing that's left is for those who so desire is to dress as they like and be okay with the fact that tolerance means not being in violation of any laws. Not something that everyone can do understandably.
And of course sites like this serve as a huge resource and refuge in this slowly changing aspect of society.