the Siege of Waco: instead of shutting down a fascist cult, the heavy handedness inspired fascists

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   Ben Royce 🇺🇦 (benroyce@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 11:44:11 JST Ben Royce 🇺🇦

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   Granted, it's possible to be *too* aggressive here.

   That casual misogynist might just need a little talking to. While a hardcore reaction might backfire.

   And WWIII right up front over a minor land disagreement... yeah, no.

   So again, Karl Popper:

   "I do not imply, for instance, that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies; as long as we can counter them by rational argument and keep them in check by public opinion, suppression would certainly be most unwise."

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