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"Are we really to the point where Nazi ideologies are spreading like wildfire, to the point that their "intolerance" will be seized by our "tolerance?"" You're
by rsync 9y ago
"Are we really to the point where Nazi ideologies are spreading like wildfire, to the point that their "intolerance" will be seized by our "tolerance?""
You're thinking about it a little backwards - here's a fascinating example of the paradox of tolerance:
Proposition 8, in California (2008)[1] was a ballet initiative that proposed that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California".
Proposition 8 passed and the post mortem indicated that black and latino/hispanic voters (who are not politically progressive in the manner of coastal californians) voted (overwhelmingly, in the case of blacks) in favor of the proposition - so much so as to be a deciding factor in its passage.[2][3][4]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_8_(2008) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_8_(2008...
[2] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/11/70-of-african-a.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/11/70-of-african-...
[3] http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/8/blacks-hispanics-nixed-gay-marriage/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/8/blacks-hispan...
[4] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2013/03/26/how-proposition-8-passed-in-california-and-why-it-wouldnt-today/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2013/03/26/ho...
- ameister14 9y agoI don't understand how that is the paradox of intolerance.
- sqeaky 9y agoIt is not, but it is still interesting and closely related. The minorities in question were welcomed into society and empowered with votes then promptly voted to oppress another minority. There are clearly problems with this.