Wiki - The paradox of tolerance states that if a society is tolerant without limit, its ability to be tolerant is eventually ceased or destroyed by the intolerant. Karl Popper described it as the seemingly self-contradictory idea that in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance.

  • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    But the right’s problems are things like “black people exist” or “trans people exist”, or really just a bunch of variants of that for different people they hate. The Nazi comparison isn’t invalid, and there’s absolutely no reason for the left to entertain their problems as legitimate.

    • ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
      8·
      1 year ago

      No it’s not. I mean for example people who live next to a refugee home and asked for help to deal with the problems that came with it. Just really boring problems that could have been actually resolved. Like people dumping their trash on the streets, ignoring driving rules, minors stealing in corner shops, stuff like that.

      In these neighbourhoods it could have been prevented that the people don’t want more refugees or even vote for AFD. But instead, when people mentioned these issues, they were called racists or Nazis. Because it was uncomfortable to talk about it and everyone wanted to seem extra tolerant.

      I wonder if people still think it was worth it to ignore these complaints as petty. That behaviour has antagonized a bunch of people from the cause. Only for the short gratification of a holier than thou attitude.

    • gimsy@feddit.it
      7·
      1 year ago

      That is not generalizing at all. /s There are a lot of people on the right side of the spectrum, some are also compassionate and tolerant

      Since it’s a spectrum, polarising means ignoring them and forcing them to decide among 2 poles, and guess what will happen?

    • SkinnyTimmy@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 year ago

      You just generalized a huge side of the political spectrum as simple minded racists. Then you said that for that reason, their problems don’t matter.

      Don’t you see a problem with that?