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Re:Society has a trust problem. More censorship will only ma... by account42 on Thursday January 27, 2022 @07:01AM (#30099460)
> Why should one have empathy with people who deny other peoples' basic human rights simply because of their gender, sexual orientation or religion?

Because if you don't, why should they have empathy for you?

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Re:Society has a trust problem. More censorship will only ma... by MagnumOpus on Thursday January 27, 2022 @08:18AM (#30100167)
Trick question, they will not have empathy for you either way.

The paradox of tolerance is not a novel idea, and people from Plato to Popper have chewed through it, and it is pretty much incontrovertible by now that the only way that a society can remain open and tolerant is to not tolerate intolerance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

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Re:Society has a trust problem. More censorship will only ma... by naasking on Thursday January 27, 2022 @08:51AM (#30100528)
> and it is pretty much incontrovertible by now that the only way that a society can remain open and tolerant is to not tolerate intolerance.

That is literally NOT what Popper says. Your own link refutes that point in Popper's own words.

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Re:Society has a trust problem. More censorship will only ma... by Robotbeat on Friday January 28, 2022 @01:36PM (#30118583)
Plus, like, empathy does not mean you tolerate bad behavior. Just means you don’t kill or expel them.
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