Avainsana: freedom
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Popper, ”paradox of tolerance”, Hitler, Trump and the modern far-right
The Austrian-British philosopher Karl Popper wrote in his book ”Open society and its enemies” in 1945 about the ”paradox of tolerance” and warns of the danger of fascism and its bystanders. The paradox goes roughly like this: If tolerant people tolerate and accept intolerance, it follows that intolerant people like fascists and Nazis will take…
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Democracy and freedom under threat in Finland and globally
Most people in the world are not free. Liberal democracy is the result of a long development, which was influenced by e.g. the philosophy and ideals of ancient Greece, the Reformation and the Enlightenment of the 18th century. However, it is a rare treat. Only 1/4 of the world’s countries are democracies and at the…
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Civilization and enlightenment – humanity’s path from darkness to light
The year 1995 is not far away in history. In Finland, we listened to the Spice Girls, 2Pac and Oasis. Children played with Tamagotchi and Play Station. Windows -95 had appeared. The Soviet Union had fallen and Finland had joined the EU. Today’s young adults lived their childhood. However, a bloody war was going on…
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