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Many leftists are now coming to different conclusions about free speech: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa

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• bilbo0s 8y ago
  You guys talk about "left" and "right" as if there is a difference. Both are characterized by marked intolerance. A small minority of both are what I would term "Violently Intolerant". You can get yourself killed for being a congressman at a baseball game, or for being black and going to bible study or walking up a street. The "Left" and the "Right", particularly their extremists, are just bad business all around when it comes to what we would typically term "tolerance".
  • blt 8y ago
    Nah, I'm intolerant of nazis, and that's not the same as being intolerant of jews.
    • bilbo0s 8y ago
      No one said it's the same. This is the problem, you take an extreme case and you say, "See! Since this [insert ridiculously extremist case here] is obviously bad then my [insert more reasonable case here] is good!" No one's talking about the obvious stuff here. Like Nazis, or forcing blacks back into slavery or something. I'm talking about being intolerant of reasonable ideas. It's perfectly reasonable for a bunch of congressmen to get together for a baseball game without being shot. It's perfectly reasonable for young black military officers to walk up a city street without having a knife stuck in his chest. Don't even get me started on how reasonable it is for little old ladies to go to churches.