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re: Bar loses customers after warning patrons it will ‘not tolerate intolerance’ among guests

Posted on 4/27/23 at 1:34 pm to
Posted by dgnx6
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Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 4/27/23 at 1:34 pm to
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I know this is a fan favorite on here, but the nuance of that issue has been debated for a very, very long time: Wiki: Paradox of Tolerance



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among the mentioned paradoxes proposed by Plato in his apologia for "benevolent despotism"—i.e., true tolerance would inevitably lead to intolerance, so autocratic rule of an enlightened "philosopher-king" would be preferable to leaving the question of tolerance up to majority rule.


You sir are a threat to democracy.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
27249 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 2:31 pm to
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You sir are a threat to democracy.


I wasn’t espousing Plato’s view. I was simply pointing out that it’s not the silly contradiction people try to pretend it is. With that said, pure democracy is a terrible form of government. It’s one of the few things the PT and I agree on
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