We should claim that any movement preaching intolerance places itself outside the law, and we should consider incitement to intolerance and persecution as criminal, in the same way as we should consider incitement to murder, or to kidnapping, or to the revival of the slave trade, as criminal.
—Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies
#tolerance #intolerance

We should…claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.
—Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies
#tolerance #intolerance

@SnowshadowII @Em0nM4stodon
Translation:
Where has the #tolerance gone?
I've noticed lately that many people here are quick to criticize others. Thankfully, it's mostly done calmly and objectively, but sometimes, unfortunately, it's loud and arrogant. In rare cases, it even descends into insults, slander, and deliberate falsehoods.

Some engage in these discussions because they believe they are fighting for the right cause. Others, unfortunately, do so to deliberately polarize and draw attention to themselves. I certainly won't reach the second group with this, but perhaps at least the first:

The #Fediverse is the most diverse place on the internet I know, and that's a good thing. But that can only work with a lot of tolerance. And tolerance primarily means: live and let live. Not seeing yourself and your #opinion as the only #truth and allowing alternative viewpoints.
In most cases, it's enough to simply not follow (or unfollow) people who bother you in your timeline. If that's not enough, muting or blocking are functions specifically designed for this and work well.
And if you feel you can't "stay silent," a private message is usually better than a public one.

Don't get me wrong: I don't want a platform where you can't say anything. But you don't have to constantly "take over" other people's posts with your own views. Write your own posts for that.

@gooba42 @Okanogen @Scubyw @noelreports

There is no #freedom in #hateSpeech

#Speech meant to destroy the freedom of others is not #freeSpeech

All the suffering we've been through, and all the suffering that lies before us, is nothing but a litany we must learn from. It will not end until we finally understand that the #FirstAmendment does not protect hate speech, as a simple logical consequence of what freedom truly means

#Tolerance of #intolerance only leads to the death of tolerance

@noondlyt #tolerance

@benroyce @Robo105 @LoranJohn

"Tolerance by itself can be a cover for moral laziness. In a world with real and pressing problems, tolerance is merely a precondition for politics -- it is not itself a meaningful politics." - Bill McKibben