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The Big [Censored] Theory

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1444 points feross | 3 comments | 29 Aug 22 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.63s | source
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eyear ◴[30 Aug 22 03:54 UTC] No.32646444[source]▶
Where is the diversity we advocate? Must the whole world accept one value? We accept homosexuality so we won't accept other people like Muslims not accepting it? So WE are definitely right and people who are different from us are absolutely wrong?
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1. npteljes ◴[30 Aug 22 08:18 UTC] No.32647934[source]▶
>we won't accept other[s] not accepting it

I think that's right. Paraphrasing Popper: "In order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance". It's not about being right or wrong, it's about how people should treat each other, even if they dislike how the other one acts.

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2. int_19h ◴[30 Aug 22 23:26 UTC] No.32656480[source]▶
In order to maintain a tolerant society, you must not tolerate intolerant actions. It does not require suppression of intolerant opinions.
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3. npteljes ◴[31 Aug 22 12:06 UTC] No.32661092[source]▶
I don't know how I would go about the specifics of implementing it, to be honest. Let's suppose we suppress the actions, not the opinions. Is allowing someone to express their opinion an action? Is operating a platform (like Twitter), and letting intolerant opinions proliferate there, an action?