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If you're going to invoke Karl Popper, you might want to reread him. He justifies the intolerance of intolerance via the right of self defense because instead
by Natsu 10y ago
If you're going to invoke Karl Popper, you might want to reread him. He justifies the intolerance of intolerance via the right of self defense because instead of arguing rationally, the intolerant would resort to fists or pistols.
The right of self-defense is already considered in the USA's free speech laws, which do not permit things like incitement to violence, fighting words, or true threats.
The fact that you're arguing for violence, in saying that you must be "ready to beat them back to their [...] trailer parks" to suppress ideas you find abhorrent is actually a rather complete inversion of how Popper justified his idea.
"they may forbid their followers to listen to rational argument, because it is deceptive, and teach them to answer arguments by the use of their fists or pistols."
- Karl Popper
Ref: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Karl_Popper https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Karl_Popper