Does Democracy Demand the Tolerance of the Intolerant? Karl Popper’s Paradox
Does Democracy Demand the Tolerance of the Intolerant? Karl Popper’s Paradox
Does Democracy Demand the Tolerance of the Intolerant? Karl Popper’s Paradox
Photo via Wikimedia Commons In the past few years, when far-right nationalists are banned from social media, violent extremists face boycotts, or institutions refuse to give a platform to racists, a faux-outraged moan has gone up: “So much for the tolerant left!” “So much for liberal tolerance!” The complaint became so hackneyed it turned into an already-hackneyed meme.