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Is being tolerant of intolerance a virtue?
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November 25th, 2022
Related to my previous question about “culture”:
“Tolerance” is often used as a kind of gotcha. Someone will express distaste for something and the response will be “ah, see, you’re actually intolerant even though you claim to be so tolerant”. What does it actually mean to be “tolerant”? Is tolerance passively accepting something? Is it approving something? Is it not being outwardly hostile toward something but not saying anything as to whether you approve or agree with something?
Do you claim to be “tolerant” overall, as a general principle? Is tolerance something we should aspire to, even if it means tolerating things we find morally wrong? To what extent? How do we resolve the “tolerance of intolerance” paradox?
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