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It's funny that this paradox can be used to justify extremism on both sides: left - we're intolerant of unfettered free speech because it leads to spreading id
by daenz 8y ago
It's funny that this paradox can be used to justify extremism on both sides:
left - we're intolerant of unfettered free speech because it leads to spreading ideas that destroy our specific version of tolerance
right - we're intolerant of certain cultures because the proliferation of those cultures leads to spreading ideas that destroy our specific version of tolerance
- jonahx 8y agoI have no idea why this is being downvoted. Logically, that both these arguments can be made is a truism. Practically, we see versions of this on both sides every day. It doesn't mean that the left and right are both wrong, or both absurd. It means that this issue can't be settled by principle alone.
- dwaltrip 8y agoPerhaps considering "tolerance" purely by itself is not the best approach?