The paradox of tolerance isn't a paradox, it's a proof by contradiction that liberal society is impossible which is fine because why should it be the goal anyway? "I wish I could live in a constant low level civil war that stays within the lines" vs "Good governance is good"
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon
Capitalism is a low-level war that stays within the lines of "no force and fraud" (such that you have to create value instead); if it works for material goods, shouldn't it work for ideas/culture? If the first implementation had a security flaw, can it be patched?
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Replying to @zackmdavis
@tailcalled has a good answer - rivalrous exclusive goods are a different beast. Another is that companies *are* competing in a sphere where people stay within the lines because there's a far more powerful entity that ensures they do. Ultimo ratio regnum is double edged1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
There's no neutral enforcer to keep a war for control of the state within defined boundaries except ... the state.
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