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Re:Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit by observation on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @08:24AM (#15174442)
If you want to ban reactionaries then you are pushing out an entire political category of thought that historically and arguably presently includes a huge portion of the West's intelligentsia. Might as well throw in Socialism or Liberalism while you're at it.

> Because it's hard to unanimously and unequivocally identify those who are intolerant as such.

> This seems to be the MO of this so-called "alt-right" stuff; legal or constitutional barriers are almost impossible to define or enforce.

These are fairly creepy statements. Very difficult to apply a charitable explanation to what you're saying.

> Owing to the beguiling nature of language and rhetoric, the intolerant can thrive and propagate

Sounds familiar.

Re:Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit by BooglyWoo on Thursday September 07, 2017 @05:17AM (#15190176)
I don't want to ban anything; I was just explaining how the potential effects of Popper's intolerance paradox cannot easily be solved with legislation.
Re:Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit by observation on Friday September 08, 2017 @04:09PM (#15203524)
I see, well I appear to have misinterpreted then. I'd edit my post to mention that but of course we can't.