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Re:'Sexual favours were the norm in music industry' by klyrs on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @04:45PM (#26172220)
> It's ironic you say casually that "people today are getting canceled for exhibiting intolerance and bigotry", when cancel culture is itself intolerance and bigotry.

You've hit Popper's paradox right on the head. Sexism, racism, homophobia, and transphobia are examples of intolerance. Fighting those values, and criticizing/boycotting their champions, is not. This is the bright line between what the right decries as "cancel culture" of today vs the "cancel culture" of yesteryear.

> It's also always disturbing to encounter people like you...

So, you're making assertions about opinions that I hold, not based on opinions that I've stated, but upon those of "people like [me]." This is not a good-faith approach to conversation.

Re:'Sexual favours were the norm in music industry' by jlawson on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @08:26PM (#26174303)
You're committing an extremely common mis-representation of what Popper wrote about his paradox.

As Popper wrote, his conception of 'intolerance' was not "sexism, racism, homophobia, and transphobia". In fact, none of these words had even been invented when he was writing!

Popper was very clear that he conceptualized 'intolerance' as people who will use violence and force and power to silence others. This he was specifically referring to intolerance of other beliefs, whether religious or political. This is exactly the kind of intolerance you are committing.

Please read what Popper actually wrote about the paradox before misrepresenting it - I see this error all the time.

>you're making assertions about opinions that I hold, not based on opinions that I've stated, but upon those of "people like [me]."

No, just about opinions you plainly stated - that you think cancel culture is cool because only people on your list are getting cancelled.