Intolerance

Several letters writers to the Chronicle this week have complained about the intolerance in this area and they have a valid point unfortunately they don't seem to see the intolerance on the other side of the issue. It started with someone who complained about a Bush/Cheney bumpersticker being ripped off his car. He complained about that act of intolerance to which someone else justified it by saying he/us could not or should not stand for the intolerance exhibited by the Bush/Cheney regime. Then someone else wrote in to report that her Kerry/Edwards sign had been stolen.

Come on folks. This is the 21st Century and this is SUPPOSED to be a tolerant city but in recent years it has proved itself to be otherwise. This city is so intolerant of difference, of change, of anything new, that it makes me want to puke. A good example is the boring architecture of this city. Even the newest icon of SF, the Transamerica Building, was ridiculed when it was first proposed. Now it is a landmark. Other proposed buildings have suffered similar fate with the new de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park going through many negative decisions before the planning commission before construction started. A new Prada store near Union Square was stopped by the narrow minded traditionalists.

Then we have those who cannot accept the outcome of ballot propositions who gather signatures for another vote to overturn the first and if that works, the first group comes back in hopes of overturning the second vote.

Sometimes this city seems very small town in its attitude. Yes, it is tolerant of non-traditional lifestyles even to the point of not doing what is necessary to get the homeless and crazies off our streets. This city if overrun by dirty bums who litter doorways, and leave all sorts of garbage around and turn the city into one huge toilet. It seems like they have more rights than the citizens who live and work here. When the city tries to do something someone starts screaming that the proposal is a violation of their (the bums) constitional rights. What about our rights???????????????????? Don't they count?????????????????