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Leftists see conservatives as intolerant, conservatives see leftists as intolerant. The whole point of political discussions is pointing out the intolerances o
by young_unixer 6y ago
Leftists see conservatives as intolerant, conservatives see leftists as intolerant.
The whole point of political discussions is pointing out the intolerances of your opponents without using physical violence.
I think that 99% of people are intolerant. The 1% being, of course, those that agree with me on everything.
- hirundo 6y agoI've never met anybody who agreed with me on everything, including me yesterday. Obviously all of those past mes that disagree with now me were intolerant asshats.
- svara 6y agoNo, that's a misreading of the Popper quote. Intolerance refers specifically to those people who fight for their views with means outside of civil discourse, i.e. violence and intimidation (1), thus destroying the possibility of civil discourse. Deciding who these people are really isn't a hard problem in practice; a democratic society would have no problem with it. (1) Yes, intimidation can be "just words".