{"id":56381,"date":"2021-01-09T10:41:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T15:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=56381"},"modified":"2021-01-09T11:06:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T16:06:52","slug":"repressive-tolerance-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=56381","title":{"rendered":"Repressive Tolerance in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Repressive Tolerance in Action<\/a><\/h3>\n

Recent Coverage Captures The Philosophy of Herbert Marcuse<\/strong><\/p>\n

The events of January 6th captivated the attention of the nation and the globe. I will not discuss them here right now. If, as Zhou Enlai allegedly claimed, it is \u201ctoo early to say\u201d the full impact of the French Revolution; then it is far to soon to know the impact of January 6th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This has not, of course, stopped the political pundits of Left and Right from telling us what they think. Perhaps the most consistent narrative that has emerged is one of right-wing outrage at the left-wing media coverage.<\/p>\n

Across the social media landscape, right-wing pundits and populists are furious at the \u201chypocrisy\u201d of the Left praising last summer\u2019s #BLM \u201cprotests\u201d while condemning this week\u2019s DC \u201cinsurrection.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the Left is not being hypocritical when it condemns the Americans who stormed the Capitol Building. It is following its stated doctrine. Repressive tolerance is that doctrine, and it was developed by Herbert Marcuse in a famous\u00a0article of the same name<\/a>. I have twice broached the doctrine of repressive tolerance, once in\u00a0Why Don\u2019t Leftists Condemn the Violence<\/a>\u00a0and once in\u00a0Total and Limited War and Politics<\/a>. The reaction to January 6th suggests I should discuss the doctrine again.<\/p>\n

For a detailed exposition of repressive tolerance, I refer you to my earlier articles. Here, let\u2019s just summarize the doctrine of repressive tolerance in plain English:<\/p>\n