has this conversation actually happened yet? anarchist: "i'm in favor of human freedom" progressive: "human freedom means people can choose to be racist so promoting human freedom is racist"
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multiple responses to this bringing me Popper's Paradox of Tolerance, which as we all know necessitates not just balancing practical freedoms against outcome risks but actively denigrating the concept of human freedom and treating it as immoral trash
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Replying to @chaosprime
I guess I haven't seen the exchange you've described yet? I'll admit I'm biased towards interpreting progressives favorably but generally if anything I see "allow free thought but fuck Nazis", not "fuck free thought, it allows Nazis".
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oh good, i hope it doesn't happen for a good long time
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