Tolerance.data.2009.1.greek 2021

The suffix “.DATA” promises objectivity. But tolerance is not a binary state; it is a performance. A Greek respondent in 2009 might tell a pollster they tolerate Albanian immigrants while refusing to rent them an apartment. The dataset cannot capture the difference between stated principle and lived practice. Furthermore, 2009 was a year of latent rage—the December 2008 riots (triggered by the police killing of a 15-year-old) were still fresh. That rage was not about tolerance; it was about systemic corruption. Yet the two are linked. A society that does not tolerate its own institutions will eventually refuse to tolerate any outsider.

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