Tolerance is Good! Is Tolerance Good?

August 03, 2023Wolfgang A. Haas

Tolerance is not only an attitude, but also an art that requires wisdom, courage and compassion.

I was inspired to write this text by an NZZ article from 29.06.2023 by Thomas Ribi. From it I will quote some sentences (NZZ ). Starting point of the article are moral indignation and hate tirades in the social networks, illustrated by the example of Billie Eilish and Harry Styles, who allow themselves the freedom to change their public appearance or to act out creatively. This infuriates sworn fans or gender activists. Actually, these are the very communities that loudly demand 100% tolerance from others within their own universe.

We seem to have learned nothing from history!

May 01, 2023Wolfgang A. Haas

I once got a book recommended by a client from a historian. I don't have the book anymore, but I think it was about the time of the Persian Wars and Alexander the Great. In any case, it became very clear to me that history repeats itself in variations. We as humanity have not evolved from an ethical point of view. The Ukraine war just shows us that again very clearly.