A so-called principle: Liberalism*.

* :BROAD-MINDED; especially : not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms

homosexuality, premarital sex, transexuality, multiculturalism, marital separation, open relationship, etc etc etc
many aspects of our so-caled life have been 'liberalized', or tolerated and accepted in the society. All thanks to the "expert-minded" western society. To them, everything is tolerated. Those who against it are labelled "any-IST", e.g. racist, sexist, etc. Nowadays, this so-called liberalism is running down its' domination to asia. Yes, no amusement there, with unfortunate admittance, we asians are become more "liberal" to those aspects stated earlier.

To us, strangers are always get tolerated in whatever their "differences" are. No one would consider everything they did or whatever their true identity as taboo, well maybe only in a minor critism. Some examples in our everyday life of coffeeshop conversation..

• Hey, they're gay... Mm, So?
• You know who recently got knocked up?.... Dont care!
• Did you hear that A is divorced from B?... again, So?
• Dude, you know that chinese are bla bla bla... Shush, racist!

Those rumors keep on ranting day by day.. but do u want to hear them and sometimes participate in the conversation?.... yes.
We talked about those things.. but afterwards, u'd say.. so what?
At that point, you tolerate others for their differences. Yet, when it happens to your next of kin. Whats ur first reaction?

• dissapointed?
• shocked?
• embarrassed?
• hatred?
• upset?

mixed of emotions that are not perceived as positive-minded reaction.. innit?
at some level, denial persist. We couldnt or wudnt accept it. Kept on asking, why? how come? Why?!?

There are also times when you couldnt possibly accept this reality. Instead, you erase this "disgrace" from ur life. Never again want to admit your own kin.
....how sad.

Oh, Excuse-moi dahling,
but whatta hypocrite u trully is!
You are so damn liberal about things that happen to strangers whom you r not familiar with, but when it comes to your loved ones, you'd suddenly vanished the love and support.
Where have your senses gone?
... empathy has fade away in the air.
You try to chant liberty to everyone in everything,
But honey, I'd say..
You are so fake inside!

Nevertheless, popped a question in my mind,
^At what point is liberalism needs to be tolerated?