https://extranewsfeed.com/tolerance-is-not-a-moral-precept-1af7007d6376 …
This was a good read today, and one I needed; thanks to @mithriltabby for the link.
And yes, we err on the side of tolerating some very nasty people because the floor has to be somewhere and we err on the side of toleration. Because once Nazis are deprived of rights, I am pretty sure the pearl clutchers of the world look for the next least popular group.
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There is, I should point out, _quite a wide gap_ between 'Nazis don't have rights' and 'It is uncultured/unkind to loudly oppose or shun Nazis'. I hope you aren't motte-and-baileying between those.
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No, I am fine with non-violent social consequences for Nazis.
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