Paradox of tolerance
Paradox of tolerance
Wiki - The paradox of tolerance states that if a society is tolerant without limit, its ability to be tolerant is eventually ceased or destroyed by the intolerant. Karl Popper described it as the seemingly self-contradictory idea that in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance.
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Same with multiculturalism, it can't exist by accepting cultures that won't accept other cultures, for pretty much the exact same reasons. Yet every time I've mentioned it someone sees it as a "dog whistle" for something, usually islamophobia, which is just such a non-sequitur - there are branches of Islam that have no problem being part of a multicultural society, just like there are branches of Christianity that are intolerant and shouldn't be part of a multicultural society.
That makes no sense. It's easy to have multiple cultures with cultures that don't assimilate. In fact, not assimilating is required to end up with multiculturalism, otherwise everyone ends up assimilated in to a monoculture.
Though perhaps it's just stemming from the use of "accept" instead of "tolerate". Those are two very, VERY different words.
Maybe it doesn't make sense to you because you don't understand the difference between accept other cultures living besides yours and "assimilate".
Apparently YOU do not know the second definition of assimilate, and the one many, MANY people take as the primary meaning. Do not fail to communicate simply because you want to be a pedant. Grow up.
If I meant the basic, "understand culture" definition, I would've said "understand culture" to avoid the second definition of assimilate. Do not assume I am using the more generic meaning when the more specific one makes perfect sense.
It makes it look like you don't know why specific words are used over others.
You need to work on your gaslighting.
Fr what a dumb pedantic person trying to strawman you. I hate that shit
Look up the second definition of assimilate, dumbass. Why say "assimilate" if a basic word like "understand" would work?
Learn what words mean. Learn what word choice matters. Then, grow up and stop being a pathetic pedant.
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