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Toleration and Tyranny of the majority

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Difference between Toleration and Tyranny of the majority

Toleration vs. Tyranny of the majority

Toleration is the acceptance of an action, object, or person which one dislikes or disagrees with, where one is in a position to disallow it but chooses not to. Tyranny of the majority (or tyranny of the masses) refers to an inherent weakness of direct democracy and majority rule in which the majority of an electorate can and does place its own interests above, and at the expense of, those in the minority.

Similarities between Toleration and Tyranny of the majority

Toleration and Tyranny of the majority have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): A Critique of Pure Tolerance, Herbert Marcuse, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Totalitarianism.

A Critique of Pure Tolerance

A Critique of Pure Tolerance is a 1965 book by the philosopher Robert Paul Wolff, the sociologist Barrington Moore Jr., and the philosopher Herbert Marcuse.

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Herbert Marcuse

Herbert Marcuse (July 19, 1898 – July 29, 1979) was a German-American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory.

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John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill, also known as J.S. Mill, (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was a British philosopher, political economist, and civil servant.

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On Liberty

On Liberty is a philosophical work by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill, originally intended as a short essay.

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Totalitarianism

Benito Mussolini Totalitarianism is a political concept where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to control every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible.

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Toleration and Tyranny of the majority Comparison

Toleration has 220 relations, while Tyranny of the majority has 96. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 1.58% = 5 / (220 + 96).

References

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