Re: Suffering fools
Originally Posted by
mart
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I think the expression indicates rudeness and intolerance.
I disagree. When someone says that he/she does not suffer fools gladly, it is almost always said to yet a 3rd person and out of hearing range of the fool.
Case in point. We all have heard people make disparaging remarks about people of color. For example, white supremacists, neo-Nazis routinely put down non-whites, Jews etc.
Such people do not deserve my respect, politeness or tolerance.
When I was in college, I met a fellow and he became my friend. One day a few months after meeting him he made a remark about "NASTY GOOKS" (Asians). I immediately asked him if he was referring to my ex-girlfriend and my daughter ?(Japanese). He got a shocked look on his face but did not apologize, and I simply walked away from him never to speak to him again. He was a fool and I did not suffer his company.