What is the “paradox of tolerance” and is it legit?

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What is the “paradox of tolerance” and is it legit?

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Let’s say, “I am tolerant of everyone”. That means you accept murderers, racists, etc. If I change the phase to “I’m only tolerant of people who are tolerant to everyone”, that would exclude yourself, as you are no longer tolerant of intolerant people”. At some point, if you want a tolerant world, you have to exclude a group of people.