There is a difference between traditional English tolerance and the modern British version. A few years ago, the UK Government defined British values. These included: the rule of law individual liberty democracy tolerance All these are rooted, in some way, in the Anglo-Saxon world. But even with that, the premise of British tolerance is very different to English tolerance.
English Tolerance brings to mind an anecdote I read of an Englishman who rode in the same train car to and from work every day for 20 years as certain neighbors of his, without ever exchanging names with them, let alone becoming friendly.
A deeply-ingrained norm to ignore others explains this
I’m not an expert on Locke, but I think he was more talking about a tolerance at a sophisticated governmental level rather than an everyday personal level.
He would be in the Modern camp when it comes to tolerance (IMHO).
Modern Britain has become a joke, because of repressive 'tolerance' which is not real tolerance.
English Tolerance brings to mind an anecdote I read of an Englishman who rode in the same train car to and from work every day for 20 years as certain neighbors of his, without ever exchanging names with them, let alone becoming friendly.
A deeply-ingrained norm to ignore others explains this
Interesting and excellent piece.
How do you see Locke and his peculiar conception of tolerance fitting in here?
I’m not an expert on Locke, but I think he was more talking about a tolerance at a sophisticated governmental level rather than an everyday personal level.
He would be in the Modern camp when it comes to tolerance (IMHO).