Social contract philosophy has always seemed oversimplified to me. Are people in China or Iran consenting? "I consent, so I won't be killed" seems more like coercion.
replyWhat is tolerated is consented to in a sense. The alternative is rejection of the contract terms but you have to be willing to bet your life on it.
replyI don't see how that could be called consent. No one would say someone consented to sex, for example, because they weren't willing to die by refusing.
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