The universal declaration of human rights: the fine line between respect and tolerance

This hub aims to warn about the dangers of confusion between the words respect and tolerance.
You are a racist and is proud to be able to tolerate the family of black people or immigrants who have just moved into her neighborhood? Or is homophobic and feel you did your good deed for the day whenever tolerate seeing a gay couple holding hand sand not party to fight? And people of different religions, is a daily challenge to tolerate them?
If you answered yes to any of these questions is time to start thinking about the subject ... Since 1948 approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, whose Article II "Everyone is Entitled to all the rights and freedoms forth in this Declaration in September, without any kind of Distinction, such as race, color, Fri,language, religion, political opinion or other looked, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. furthermore, Distinction in Shall Be made ​​on the basis of the political, jurisdictional international status of the country or Territory to Which Belongs to person, Whether it be independent , Trust, non-self-governing or under any other Limitation of sovereignty."

So you still think that tolerance is the best way to deal with the different? It's time to learn that diversity should be treated with RESPECT, not because you're a nice person, but because it is his duty.
While tolerance is a passive act of one who is not concerned with the welfare of others, respect is an active act, which must be exercised by all citizens.
Nobody has to TOLERATE being treated with racism or homophobia.Nobody should be afraid to profess their religion.
Everyone is born different and for this was that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was promulgated, so that everyone has a voice, and I believe that the best way to end what they say is to use the French philosopher Voltaire and his famous phrase:

"I do not agree with the Word That You Say, But I will defend to the death your right to say it"

"History Will Have to record That the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people,But the appalling silence of the good people."

With this phrase Marthin Luther King Jr., give continuity to this hub saying that if it is necessary to remember the difference between respect and tolerance, it is also necessary to warn against the lack of respect still exists in the world and should not be tolerated .
As well said King Jr., not only have an obligation to respect diversity, but to fight against those who do not respect it. Not Whether we are missing with the suffering of who is affected by the bad.
Fighting against any kind of prejudice and disrespect to the full right to life guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

I close with the English translation of a poem of Brazil, the beautiful Elisa Lucinda, denouncing the corruption of politicians:

Just Kidding

My heart is pounding!
How many times my hope will be tested?
By how much evidence she has to go?
All that is there in the air, bags, underwear flying
clogged with money, my money, that reserve
hard to educate the poor children that I,
Free health care for them and their
parents, this money travels in the luggage of impunity and
I can not anymore.
How often, my friend, my boy, my confidence
will be put to the test? How many times my hope
will wait on the pier?
Admittedly, there are tough times to refine the
apprentice, but not sure what the lie of evil
Brazilians will break into our nose.
My heart is in the dark, the light is simple, watered to
simple advice from my father, my mother, my grandmother and
of the righteous that preceded them: "Thou shalt not", "Return
classmate of the pencil, "
"This pointer is not yours, my little girl."
Instead, so vile and disgusting thing I have had
to listen.
Until preventive habeas corpus, something that never
had seen and talk about what my poor logic
still insists: this is the kind of benefit only to
guilty interested.
Well, it got to me with the trusty old Faith
my people suffered, so now I'm bragging:
still gonna be more honest.
Just kidding!
They say: "Stop being silly, since all that here Cabral
robs the world "and I'll say: No matter, this will
my carnival, I will rely more and again. Me, my
brother, my son and my friends, we will pay to clean
who we should get clean and our customer.
Over time we can be free, ethical and
escambau.
They say: "It is useless, everyone here is corrupt, since
the first man who came from Portugal. "
I'll say, do not admit, my hope is immortal.
I repeat, do you? IMMORTAL!
I know that does not change the beginning but if we
want, will give to change the ending!