Just being a jerk like usual, so I guess I'll change my response to:
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Do I have to tolerate someone who would like to see my oppressed?
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No.
You have every right to speak out against what you view as oppressive, ignore it, tolerate it, treat it with humor, treat it with your own intolerance, pretty much however you want to deal with it.
Do understand, however, that there are different ways to deal with intolerance, ignorance and oppression. Sometimes the BEST thing to do is to cut someone off outright, or even ignore what they are saying.
Sometimes addressing it head-on, with compassion or humor, frustration or even explicit anger will best serve your purpose.
I probably depends on what message you want to send, if any, and what your goal is.
If I wanted to reduce stress in the short term, I would simply shut people down.