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Are you familiar with tolerance of intolerance?
Yeah so basically when you give right wing ideology any foothold, they eventually take over.
Just like with the rest of the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
I used to have the mindset that censorship of right ideologies wasn't really ok because surely people would just see how selfish and cruel they were and not give them any time.
But I sure was wrong about that.
Now I take a stronger stance on the matter. Hate has no place in the world. Tolerating it only allows it to flourish.
Otherwise I don't think other opinions should be censored. Just those promoting bigotry and hate.
And yes there are objective definitions of that. It's actually pretty simple.
Do you hate someone for being part of a group or identity, OR because they are a shit person ?
First one is bigotry and hate. Second one is not.
I don't hate Trump cause he's a Republican. I hate Trump for all the shit he has done.
That said, Criticizing political groups (their politicians) does not fall into being bigoted because I judge based on actions and their intolerance/hate. Like trying to harm trans people. That's a no no.
We have to be intolerant of intolerance.
If we aren't, it just keeps making a comeback. Because scapegoating is an easy play by politicians. Always has been.