Multiculturalism, modern or otherwise, is impossible if offensive speech from any one group is not tolerated by any other. (They don't have to like it, merely

Multiculturalism, modern or otherwise, is impossible if offensive speech from any one group is not tolerated by any other. (They don't have to like it, merely tolerate it. They should be free to speak out against it, but not to respond to mere words with violence.) We can't just resolve to avoid offense. We need to be able to tolerate offense. If any group in a multiculturalist society cannot do this, then we must either built up their tolerance to offense, or look back on our objectives and reevaluate if they are realistic.