Paradox of tolerance

The paradox of tolerance states that if a society is tolerant without limit, its ability to be tolerant is eventually seized or destroyed by the intolerant. Karl Popper described it as the seemingly paradoxical idea that in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance.

(“Paradox of Tolerance” 2021)

Bibliography

Backlinks

• Nathan Robinson | Is There a Principled Distinction between Refusing to Watch American Sniper and Refusing to Read Fun Home?
• Scott Alexander | I Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup