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In the discussion thread: Trump's inciting his supporters to violence reminds me of a quote from the philosopher Karl Popper. [View all]

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 11:59 PM

Chitown Kev (2,197 posts)

4. Popper also wrote

the best case against Plato that I've ever read.

This is why my immediate response to an acquaintance of mine who is considering supporting Trump was that, "Donald Trump is a racist and anyone who would support him is a racist" and I left it at that.

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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
Trump's inciting his supporters to violence reminds me of a quote from the philosopher Karl Popper. [View all]	Odin2005	Mar 2016	OP
Latest example of violence at Trump rally	Elmergantry	Mar 2016	#1
There is wisdom	Jenny_92808	Mar 2016	#2
Excellent quote	Fairgo	Mar 2016	#3
Popper also wrote	Chitown Kev	Mar 2016	#4
I don't like that premise of unlimited tolerance that then leads to no tolerance.	Festivito	Mar 2016	#5
Good point, I didn't read it that rigidly	Rebkeh	Mar 2016	#9
Read Christopher Hedges' book _American Fascists_ (about RW Christian Dominionism).	tblue37	Mar 2016	#6
Yes	rusty quoin	Mar 2016	#7
Yeah, I like this quote but I am flexible in how I read into it	Rebkeh	Mar 2016	#8
Yes, but the decline in tolerance of intolerance is a symptom of the decline of tolerant society	leveymg	Mar 2016	#10
American law is more protective of free speech, and properly so, IMO	Jim Lane	Mar 2016	#11

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