More state control and more tolerance whether the people like it or not? That is very anti democratic and besides, who's "tolerance" are we imposing upon people who don't want it? Why should people be forced to tolerate something? And the consequences within the law.. that is coercion.
You said "not at any expense to freedom of speech". Making laws to force "tolerance" upon the people generally means you are banned from saying bad things about protected groups like gays or women or ethnic minorities, and thus this interferes with free speech.
And state control generally means "Everyone has service X, but the service is shitty". It's like a limited technological pebble pile where you can either give a little to everyone, or mix it up in a different manner so some people actually can live.
@OANST: The ideal state would be a state that protects the liberties of its citizens with a strong military and follows the Wiccan rede of "Do as thou will, as long at it harm none". I know such goals have not been achieved yet, but no state is perfect.
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