The paradox of tolerance (3/n)

The third question after 1) what constitutes intolerant behavior? and 2) how do you identify a set of foundational rules? is 3) how do you make sure they are clearly communicated to the whole of society?

Our societies have mostly relied on two mediums of communication.

• Education: education seems the most straightforward way of communicating the set of foundational rules of our society. By promoting these rules from an early age and making sure they are enforced in a non punitive manner has the largest probability of being "ingrained" into our brains. Problems arise when you either do not put the means behind the endeavor and / or if you resort to punitive action against the individuals attending the classes when they transgress a rule. The aim is to keep them in the "educational game". Also, it seems straightforward that having a majority of children whose families abide by another set of foundational rules in a class is probably a bad recipe for getting the new set of foundational rules across. Having a class solely composed of Animist following individuals is probably not the best way to get the set of foundational Manichean rules across. Better to have a mix of Manichean and Animist in the class. 

• Communal events: establishing a sense of belonging to a group through rituals is the second way of clearly communicating the rules to incoming individuals. In our modern societies, these rituals take various forms from attending a permanent residency ceremony to shared cultural events, such as concerts or sports events. The main goal of the receiving society is to make sure that the event is accessible to the incoming individuals. In the event that the incoming individual feels unease or simply doesn't have the means to attend to this communal gathering, the probability that he recreates communal events dedicated to his set of foundational rules drastically goes up.

The capacity of a society to communicate its set of foundational rules clearly to incoming individuals comes down to the capacity to educate and create a sense of belonging. Of course, individuals in the receiving society must have agreed upon a set of foundational rules and feel confident in their moral superiority to be sure to accept incoming individuals who have a different set of foundational rules.