What is the “paradox of tolerance” and is it legit?
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The paradox of tolerance is the idea that in order to get rid of intolerance, the best thing is to be intolerant *of* intolerance, instead of simply tolerating everything. And yes, it is legit.
The simple example I was given is, if you have a population of sheep and a handful of wolves that prey on the sheep, and you make a space 100% accepting of both wolves and sheep, you have a space only for wolves.
A more direct example, if you make a space fully open to both LGBTQ+ and extreme anti-LGBTQ+, and give each full reign/free speech without repercussion or moderation, you do *not* actually have a space LGBTQ+ are welcome in.
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