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It is extremely hard, but that's why it makes you a better person when you actually live up to it. If you can overcome challenges, they'll make you stronger.

That's not what I've been saying, I've been saying we need to show Love&Tolerate in our actions. Such things like the major fundraiser going on are exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about us doing.

that's a great point you make. But we aren't being oppressed in any way. Love andTolerate should stay because it actually is what keeps people from hating on us even more. It's how we keep the general message of the show in our fandom. If we get rid of our initial principle, what do we have left?

love and TOLERATE many things can be accomplished by simply refusing to fight a battle. There's an ancient Chinese general named Sun Tsu, who's ideals are still applied to modern day warfare, he said, "Fight your enemy by placing your army on unassailable terrain." He's saying fight in a way that your enemy can't. This includes refusing to fight.

there's no point. They've gotten to the point where they actually know about the show, and the fandom. They've given it a shot and they still don't like it. Respect their opinion and let them be! There's no point in "counter-hating" them! (whatever that means)

thank you!!!! Finally someone else who sees it my way! as for the physical part, that's not hating anymore; that's assault, totally different since you can get arrested for that

see, this is what I'm talking about. Who's really the hater here? One side (the haters) doesn't understand the other, this side is legitimately imposing hatred on the other. and it drives me insane!

I can't help but notice that people are posting more and more about how they interact with haters in their lives. I notice also that these people are acting the same, if not WORSE, than the haters! Being a former hater myself, I can say that haters aren't what you think. They're just normal people that don't understand the fandom. When you act like this towards them, you just make things worse, because now they're going to think of bronies, not as people that enjoy MLP, but as assholes that hate everyone besides ponies. Now, when I first learned about bronies, the first thing I learned was Love and Tolerate. Where is this today? I don't see it at all. Let's try and bring this back to the fandom. Not by eliminating the haters, but by actually loving and tolerating them! If someone is giving you crap about liking MLP, suggest that they try it out, then LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!!!! Be the better person, be mature, be a real brony!