... political beliefs or those of your parties". There are three different theories on political tolerance; these are the liberal view, the conservative democratic view and the federalist theory. The liberal view of political tolerance is that it must exist globally. It is an imperative prerequisite for democratic transition. An individual is encouraged to utilise tolerance wherever conflicting views arise or opponents expressing their political opinions. The only thing the individual is not encouraged to do is to tolerate actions, which may harm others or affect them negatively. The second theory, conservative democratic theory suggests that there is no actual need for an amplified political tolerance and that democracy can survive without it. Their fundamental ideology is that when the rulers and elite groups look at the democratic structure, they must act loyally to democracy and also be politically tolerant. There is not a need for the public to have a large ...

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