>[!abstract] >The paradox of tolerance, formulated by Karl Popper, states that unlimited tolerance can lead to the destruction of tolerance itself if a society fails to defend against intolerant forces. While tolerance is generally a virtue, tolerating those who actively seek to suppress or eliminate it allows them to erode the very conditions that make pluralism possible. Popper argued that societies must therefore be intolerant of intolerance when it threatens to undermine open discourse and democratic coexistence, distinguishing between the mere expression of unpopular ideas and attempts to incite violence or coercively silence others. >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): [[Nazi bar]]