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I have come to understand that due to rhe paradox of tolerance some form of moderation is absolutely necessary for the long term health of a community: "The pa
by rkangel 3y ago
I have come to understand that due to rhe paradox of tolerance some form of moderation is absolutely necessary for the long term health of a community:
"The paradox of tolerance states that if a society is tolerant without limit, its ability to be tolerant is eventually seized or destroyed by the intolerant."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
Another way to frame it in terms of moderation is "in order to maintain open tolerance, we must be intolerant of intolerance". Ironically it was a Reddit thread that helped me understand that tolerance is a social contract: once one side breaks it, we need not be tolerant of them any more.