Intolerance to other ideas

I'm always amazed at those out there without tolerance for a different way of seeing things. For instance:

People were talking about how there is a class system in Canada. I personally didn't believe that "class" was the best word for it. I see Class as indicative of character-traits of being kind or unkind. No no they said..we mean a division.. a socio-economic line etc. they said. I said I don't see it that way. I see it as those having more or less money but add the word "class" and it always conjures up images of "less thans, more thans" "better and worse thans" "snobbery etc. They then stated "well just because you think it that way doesn't mean others do...and boy are you naive! " oh yes and obtuse one woman said.

I never said that there was no division of people in the country on economic lines I said...I just don't see it that way personally due to the word class being used. One woman had a perfect snit because her way of seeing it was the only one allowed and she was to quote a friend "a dog with a bone". She totally missed out the part where I said "yes the country is divided on economic lines...BUT " Amazing. She threw a few more ad hominems at me and then stopped. I told her "I love you too" and left it there. Sheesh. You know one first nations person said once "you white people bludgeon the meaning of a word until there's nothing left..it's my way or the high way" .....now taking away the generalization of all white people , those words spoke in my head when I was being harangued.

Sometimes I really get tired.