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Paradox of Tolerance is a hypocrisy. If you are shutting down someone's ability to communicate because you don't like what they are saying, you are not tolerant

Paradox of Tolerance is a hypocrisy. If you are shutting down someone's ability to communicate because you don't like what they are saying, you are not tolerant.

BrianOnHN 6y ago
> you don't like what they are saying This is incorrect. Not tolerating intolerance is objective. Sad so many people can't wrap their head around this incredibly simple paradox.
- Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
  Tolerance is a willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them. [1] If you don't tolerate "intolerance", you are intolerant, it's as simple as that. And if you make yourself a clause to exclude some beliefs from acceptance and still deem yourself tolerant, you are a hypocrite. [1]: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tolerance https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/toleranc...
  - krageon 6y ago
    Tolerance isn't a binary state, but a sliding scale.
    - account42 6y ago
      Which is exactly what makes the "Paradox of Tolerance" hypocritical - you are more or less arbitrarily deciding who you can be intolerant towards.
      - krageon 6y ago
        It's not arbitrary, and to imply otherwise is not arguing in good faith.
roenxi 6y ago
The paradox is a real thing. The subtle problem is the paradox is often invoked by people who believe 'tolerance' means accepting things that they either agree or have no quarrel with. A very weak form of tolerance. I suspect actually tolerant people wouldn't be invoking the paradox.