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This just confirms the old principle that anything taken to the extreme turns into its opposite. If you fight for inclusivity, prepare to exclude people. If y
by dunkelheit 10y ago
This just confirms the old principle that anything taken to the extreme turns into its opposite.
If you fight for inclusivity, prepare to exclude people.
If you strive to make everyone comfortable, prepare to face some very uncomfortable situations.
- exclusiv 10y agoAgreed. I find it both amusing and disturbing to watch things like this unfold. This event seems completely unfounded but even if it had merit, we'd still have a paradox of tolerance [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
- czzarr 10y agoAristotle said virtue sits at the middle of two extremes. That was thousands of years ago.
- CM30 10y agoOr in other words, like what some people describe as 'horseshoe' theory. Extremists on either side of the spectrum in any subject end up seeming very similar to one another in their views. You can see it in how segregation seems to be making a comeback on college campuses, albeit with social justice types calling for it instead of KKK esque bigots.