Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social norm because it allows different people to live side-by-side without being at each other’s throats. It means that we accept that people may be different from us, in their customs, in their behavior, in their dress, in their sex lives, and that if this doesn’t directly affect our lives, it is none of our business. But the model of a peace treaty differs from the model of a moral precept in one simple way: the protection of a peace treaty only extends to those willing to abide by its terms. It is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others. A peace treaty is not a suicide pact.
[Tolerance] is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others. A peace treaty is not a suicide pact.
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Tuesday 16 October 2018
Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social norm because it allows different people to live side-by-side without being at each other’s throats. It means that we accept that people may be different from us, in their customs, in their behavior, in their dress, in their sex lives, and that if this doesn’t directly affect our lives, it is none of our business. But the model of a peace treaty differs from the model of a moral precept in one simple way: the protection of a peace treaty only extends to those willing to abide by its terms. It is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others. A peace treaty is not a suicide pact.
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I find myself in agreement with Karl Popper more and more these days. Some things are not deserving of tolerance: the notions that people should be treated differently (badly) because of intrinsic qualities. The best time to treat a cancer is early, when it is small and easily cut out.
ReplyDeletePhil Stevens was gonna comment re Popper as well - a tolerant society cannot tolerate intolerance. Yonatan Zunger breaks it down well!
ReplyDeleteIf someone’s rhetoric is hurting you, you have the right to try to get relief from it. It is not intolerant to lay it out to the person how they are are harming you.
ReplyDeleteBrian Arbenz or deny them access to yourself.
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