Ultimately, I acare a lot what other people think - for their good and mine.
If the Taliban views suddenly became popular tomorrow here, I'd see the courts overtake by religion as laws were passed for it, I'd see equivalents to blowing up buddha statues.
I don't want to see that sort of narrow minded intolerance, so I do see it as every citizen's responsibility to promote a 'liberal' (classic sense), tolerant culture in our society.
(When I say liberal, I mean the nation's historic values of respecting rationality, etc.)
I understand that cultures can change. Our own culture has had periods of hysteria, such as the McCarthy era. I understand that an 'enlightened culture' is created, not automatic.