This is Koyuki, a Scottish Fold cat from Yokohama, Japan. Rocket News 24 says that his name translates as "light snow," but his disposition clearly says that he's a "bone-chilling blizzard." Tardar Sauce the Grumpy Cat looks like he's disappointed in you. Koyuki looks like he's about to kill you.
He's coming for you!
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His thesis was that in order to preserve democratic freedoms, it may be necessary to use force to quell intolerance. It's an interesting paradox. Even though people have the right to free speech, using that right to impede on others' rights and well-being will undermine its very foundation.
Conflict is necessary to continue looking for ways to improve the quality of life for society as a whole. But when conflict becomes violent and intolerance resorts to force in order to have what it wants, then the only way to preserve the democratic society is not to tolerate intolerance which might necessitate force.
On a different note, we also need to consider that democracy is an ideal and it has the possibility of taking on different meanings for different people and societies. But that, for now, is beside the point.