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[-] HunnyBadger@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago
[-] onichama@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

Someone somewhere said something smart:

View Tolerance as a contract. If someone is tolerant of others, tolerate them too. But if someone is intolerant towards others, they don't get to be tolerated either.

[-] John_Coomsumer@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I really dont understand how anyone can look at the modern era of politics without a consideration for game theory, it is so useful for resolving these more nebulous or philosophical idea when it comes to thought conflicts. If your 'opponent' is constantly escalating and you arent responding, you are functionally forfeiting. and we all know the fascists are escalating as often and as hard as they can. if you seek peace or de-escalation you have to negotiate, and they wont do that. if you seek neutral ground you have to respond with equal escalation. and if you want to win you have to apply overwhelming force.

most conflicts in politics are not zero sum like this so its not a useful tool most of the time, but fascists are literally out for the destruction of democracy by definition, its existential by nature.

[-] Pandantic@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Ah, you get what you give rule.

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fascism isn't a legitimate political ideology so there's nothing to tolerate. It's just genocide in fancy window dressing.

[-] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

These people never seem to realize that even at its most basic level, ensuring equal rights and freedoms requires a level of forfeiting individual freedoms. In order for everyone to have equal right to physical safety, you forego your freedom to punch them in the face without consequence.

These people go to talk about democracy, describe anarchy, then get upset when reality doesn't meet their expectations. Your expectations don't meet reality, bud.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

They also don't understand that protecting rights usually means defending awful people being awful. Rights are meaningless if only the right people get them.

[-] BornVolcano@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It depends on your definition of awful. People with opposing opinions, perfectly within their legal bounds? Yes. People violating the rights and safety of others? Absolutely not.

[-] anon@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's always good to point out that that is philosophy, not science (neither political or any other kind).

https://youtu.be/BiqDZlAZygU?t=306 rowan atkinson (mr bean) has an interesting opinion about it, I'd recommend watching the whole video.

[-] hellerpop@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

But intolerance to intolerance should be the last resort and not the default. You should try all the other methods of civilized discourse first.

[-] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Not having civilized discourse with people whose political goal is to wipe me and those I love from the face of the earth. Also, “civilized discourse” requires at least two parties who are capable of such a thing.

[-] hellerpop@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'm all with you that you have to gauge the person you're interacting with. But if intolerance becomes the goto solution then we give up what we're fighting for. If my son shows intolerance to people of other skin color I will try civilized discourse first and not throw him out of my house at the age of 10. If he's an adult and all discourse has failed then I might show intolerance.

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