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> You can’t stop intolerance with tolerance, you will lose every time. Full stop. I'm not proposing full tolerance of the intolerant. Rather, as Karl Popper ex
by TimTheTinker 5y ago
> You can’t stop intolerance with tolerance, you will lose every time. Full stop.
I'm not proposing full tolerance of the intolerant. Rather, as Karl Popper explained, political institutions within a liberal democratic society are the most appropriate scope within which the people's will regarding what to tolerate is expressed. In other words, contact your representatives about what needs to be outlawed, and until something is outlawed, show liberal tolerance—which absolutely includes refuting bad ideas in public debate.
Regarding YouTube, their choice to deplatform people is their choice -- and it's not against the law, since they own the platform. I certainly disagree with the wisdom behind their choice. It's likely to cause more problems than it solves; but I'm tolerating it even as I argue against it in public debate.
(also, I didn't downvote you)