• teamevil@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    The paradox of intolerance is not a paradox. Tolerance is a social contract, folks who demand us tolerate intolerance are violating the social contract and should be ignored.

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      11 hours ago

      I’d argue it’s not a paradox because it relies on two different definitions of tolerance.

      • Tolerance 1: Intolerant opinions should be allowed to exist without criminal punishment.
      • Tolerance 2: Everyone should treat intolerant opinions like other opinions for the purposes of platforming, how you feel about the speaker, etc.

      Tolerance 1 is basically the kind of free speech principles adopted by most democratic societies and is probably necessary for such societies to remain free. Tolerance 2 is just silly. If you’re in a forum specifically for debating deplorable opinions, fine. But there’s no reason that a politics forum needs to cater to deplorable opinions.

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      16 hours ago

      Sorry, tone doesn’t come across well. I can’t tell if you’re trying to correct me on a point, because I agree with you.

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          9 hours ago

          Big aside:Maaaaaan, I catch myself doing this all the time. Posting what I think is :yes, and… But people don’t realize that and think I’m disagreeing… and then much confusion ensues.

          Tldr, I gotta stop assuming shit and be better at setting context…