The way the paradox of tolerance is smugly intoned as though it’s already the law of the land is genuinely one of the worse uses of philosophy I’ve seen.

Who do you trust to condemn someone as unworthy of the toleration of society? To say the intolerant should not be tolerated is like saying only good people should be allowed to vote: it’s a totally subjective judgment.

Giving the state the power to suppress those it deems intolerant will not protect liberty or democracy.