Repressive Tolerance
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CORE DEFINITION
When those in power allow or even encourage dissenting speech, but only to create an illusion of 'freedom', thereby dissipating the real force of resistance and maintaining the stability of the status quo. Dissent becomes a harmless ornament.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Identifying pseudo-inclusiveness. Company 'gripe sessions' or 'suggestion boxes' are sometimes just repressive tolerance. It lets you vent, so you don't want to revolt, but the problems remain unsolved.
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Those in power allow dissent to create an illusion of freedom, causing the energy of resistance to dissipate in harmless expression, thereby consolidating the status quo; tolerance becomes a tool for maintaining domination rather than genuine inclusiveness.
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/4Practice this model in one real situation:
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Critique_of_Pure_Toleranceverified
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