the Muslim world today is not nearly as tolerant
Or perhaps the western world wanna make you believe so again ;) But I do completely agree with what you said. A golden era was lost due to complacency, losing connection with the inspiration and corruption et al.
I don't consume mainstream media or even a single source, so that is not where I'm getting my news. I tend to try to go wide with news, and research.
There are tolerant people in the muslim religion, just as there typically are in all religions. Yet, there are a growing number of ignorant members that are not tolerant. It could be argued they are not true muslims, yet they choose the label. Whether a person is "true" any religion is easily debateable.