If you think about it Pennywise chose the hardest group of kids to terrorize- pre-teen boys, who actually enjoy being scared, think blood and gore are cool, and whose rising hormone levels leave them eternally horny.
That's not to say pre-teen boys aren't easily haunted, but the hauntings would have to pertain to being embarrassed in front of a girl at school, or getting an "over eager visitor" during class, and Pennywise does sewers, not schools. (comic by JHALL)
-Via Dorkly
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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.