"Once you're willing to debate whether one group of people or another should be abused, then abusing and expelling people from society is something that is up for debate."
~@JuliusGoat

Really good thread about being "reasonable" when discussing intolerance from A. R. Moxon.

Read the whole thing:
https://mstdn.social/@JuliusGoat@mastodon.social/109486257175259797

Reminds me of the "Paradox of Tolerance" essay.

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#LGBT #Homophobia

A.R. Moxon, Verified Duck 🦆 (@[email protected])

Imagine you have a friend. Let’s call him Rick Reasonable. Now imagine you have an enemy. Let’s call your enemy Bart B. Oilingwater. Bart is a real piece of crap. Here's what he does: Whenever he sees you, he throws boiling water at you. Usually you dodge it, but every once in a while, he catches you with a bit. You have to constantly be on the lookout for Bart, because if you let your guard down, it’s scalding water time!

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The Paradox of Tolerance

Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

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#Politics #WWII

Paradox of tolerance - Wikipedia

Comic strip based on Karl Popper's "The Paradox of Tolerance"
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