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   𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 :verifiedtrans: (ladydragonfly@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 30-Mar-2023 15:27:23 JST 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 :verifiedtrans:

   The "Paradox of Tolerance" completely disappears if you look at tolerance not like a moral standard but as a social contract.

   If someone does not abide by the terms of a contract, then they aren't covered by it.

   In other words, the intolerant are not abiding by the rules of the social contract of mutual tolerance. Since they have broken the terms of the contract, they are no longer covered BY the contract and their intolerance should NOT be tolerated.

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     Riley S. Faelan (riley@toot.cat)'s status on Thursday, 30-Mar-2023 15:27:23 JST Riley S. Faelan

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     @LadyDragonfly: The problem with this argument — and it's not a logic problem, it's a problem of convincing people — is, authoritarian people have been very successful in convincing the society at large that other people's actions should be seen in isolation, and falling short of abstract "principles", and authoritarian people's actions should be seen as not individual choices but application of ancient and everlasting rules, and nobody should pay any attention that they just made the ancient rules up yesterday.

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     smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Mar-2023 15:27:24 JST smellsofbikes

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     @LadyDragonfly Another take: it's not an ideology, it's a peace treaty. If someone violates a peace treaty, you're compelled to react to uphold your responsibility.

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