La sociedad de la intolerancia

Among the crisis dimensions of liberal democracy there is a particularly acute one: the growing lack of respect for the opinion of those who are not part of our reference group. We see this continuously on social networks, in opinion articles in the press, even in friends' meetings. What should be a fact in a plural society, the serene coexistence of divergent opinions on politics or other aspects of social life, has given way to a surprising animosity towards those who speak out publicly about something that we do not like or do not coincide with our own position. And we are not just talking about the now usual 'trolling' or attempts to denigrate the dissident; What is worrisome begins to be the will to point out and contribute to harming those who we think hold 'deviant' opinions, as occurs in what is already known as the 'culture of cancellation'. The objective of this book is to try to record this phenomenon, describe where and how it manifests itself, what may be the causes of this transformation in the public culture of democratic societies, and what are its consequences. The core of the analysis revolves around the ultimate meaning of the virtue of tolerance and warns of the dangers of its progressive weakening.