I used to think I was cute to say that I am tolerant of anything except intolerance. But I've come to realize I have it exactly backwards.

I also need to tolerate intolerance. 

People are entitled to their own opinions including ones I find abhorrent. And their freedom to express those opinions should, in most cases, not be abridged. 

It's even tempting to say they should be ignored, but that would be, well, ignorant, in the current common usage of the word.

It shouldn't be a crime to say or think...anything, just as it shouldn't be a crime to fantasize about anything. But one also has to be willing to accept the legally agreed to consequences when one says what they think, especially if they are in a position of power.