Yes, but the decline in tolerance of intolerance is a symptom of the decline of tolerant society (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 10:41 AM

leveymg (36,418 posts)

The context of Popper's statement amidst WW2 is all-important. It's the pistols and fists we should be suppressing not the persons.

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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
Trump's inciting his supporters to violence reminds me of a quote from the philosopher Karl Popper. [View all]	Odin2005	Mar 2016	OP
Latest example of violence at Trump rally	Elmergantry	Mar 2016	#1
There is wisdom	Jenny_92808	Mar 2016	#2
Excellent quote	Fairgo	Mar 2016	#3
Popper also wrote	Chitown Kev	Mar 2016	#4
I don't like that premise of unlimited tolerance that then leads to no tolerance.	Festivito	Mar 2016	#5
Good point, I didn't read it that rigidly	Rebkeh	Mar 2016	#9
Read Christopher Hedges' book _American Fascists_ (about RW Christian Dominionism).	tblue37	Mar 2016	#6
Yes	rusty quoin	Mar 2016	#7
Yeah, I like this quote but I am flexible in how I read into it	Rebkeh	Mar 2016	#8
Yes, but the decline in tolerance of intolerance is a symptom of the decline of tolerant society	leveymg	Mar 2016	#10
American law is more protective of free speech, and properly so, IMO	Jim Lane	Mar 2016	#11

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