What Kind of World

The Paradox of Tolerance


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Carolyn and Peter get around to discussing the Paradox of Tolerance via the Paradox of Freedom and the Paradox of Democracy, drawing from Karl Popper's "The Open Society and Its Enemies". 

We start with a discussion of Nathan Gill (former Reform Party leader in Wales) pleading guilty to taking bribes from Russia and the many connections that reveal how Putin tries to manipulate democracies. 

The Intelligence and Security Committee report can be found here: https://isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CCS207_CCS0221966010-001_Russia-Report-v02-Web_Accessible.pdf 

The article by Carole Cadwalladr is titled "The cleavage shot no UK tabloid will print" found here: https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-cleavage-shot-no-uk-tabloid-will 

You can watch her discussion with James O'Brien here: https://youtu.be/KkQNlz6NQhw?si=5k6a5Ky-CuwQyAWv&t=7635 

And for more about Sox the Stallion... https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576858530564 

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What Kind of WorldBy Peter and Carolyn