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Slippery slopes are real. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...
by chrislynch42 8y ago
Slippery slopes are real.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...
- TheIronYuppie 8y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
- chrislynch42 8y agoI had already read it and didn't see anything compelling. Basically it says its hard to maintain a tolerant cohesive society with intolerant nincompoops running around. We have intolerant groups on both sides of many issues. Are we going to censor all of them?
- charlesism 8y ago> We have intolerant groups on both sides of many issues. Are we going to censor all of them? Who did you have in mind?
- chrislynch42 8y agoAbortion, Gun Rights and Religious Freedom are low hanging fruit. To my mind, as a nation we are becoming less tolerant rather than more tolerant across the board. One of the reasons I have largely disconnected from Social Media.
- skywhopper 8y ago"First they came for the Nazis"? Really?
- mkane848 8y agoAfter hearing ICE agents unironically saying how "they're just following orders", I'm really not surprised people can let themselves think like this.