Comments on: Intolerance is not a thing of the past https://www.isegoria.net/2016/09/intolerance-is-not-a-thing-of-the-past/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:32:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Graham https://www.isegoria.net/2016/09/intolerance-is-not-a-thing-of-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-2492449 Graham Mon, 12 Sep 2016 16:33:03 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40778#comment-2492449 While Stenner’s conclusion is probably sound as far as societal management goes, even obvious to most people prior to today, I note that the medicalization quotient has gone up again,with all those references to “aberrant”, “passionate” and “irrational” intolerant people. I still hold to the idea that reason is a tool to attain a desired goal. The goal, whatever it is, is inherently pre-rational. That applies whether the goal can be defined as “tolerant” or not.

I assume I will soon be locked in a Soviet style asylum for the irrationally intolerant.

Also, the definition of liberal democracy has changed again.

“exposure to difference, talking about difference, and applauding difference — the hallmarks of liberal democracy ” was not the working definition of liberal democracy I knew 25 years ago.

I noticed in earlier posts from Jonathan Haidt in the American Interest that as early as 2007 preference for one’s own citizens, race notwithstanding, had been redefined in certain quarters as itself racist. I think I started to check out of the world at that point.

]]> By: Tim https://www.isegoria.net/2016/09/intolerance-is-not-a-thing-of-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-2492343 Tim Mon, 12 Sep 2016 05:25:42 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40778#comment-2492343 Yes. I am intolerant of third world tribal cultures that want to destroy modernity.

]]> By: Felix https://www.isegoria.net/2016/09/intolerance-is-not-a-thing-of-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-2492273 Felix Sun, 11 Sep 2016 20:58:15 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40778#comment-2492273 Like Candide III in the previous posting, I’m confused.

Was Stenner an academic describing her cohorts by projecting them on to those other people?

Or just stating the banal with big words?

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