Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users
by dangus on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @09:12AM
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It sounds like you didn’t find the conservative instance you were looking for, but I’m sure they’re out there.
Here’s the thing though: not all ideas are created equal. You want equal airtime for contrary views, but those contrary views are
1. less popular statistically
2. against the interests of the working class
The alternative worldview to progressivism is basically pro-capital, anti-minority, anti-equality nonsense.
You’re unhappy that progressives hurl insults at regressives, but it should be noted that they are not falling into the trap of the paradox of tolerance.
When one breaks the social contract, they’re no longer under the protections of that contract, and that’s what happens when the regressive ideology sends hate toward the poor, women, LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and other similarly disenfranchised groups.
The alternative to progressive taxation is regressive taxation. The alternative to equal rights is unequal rights. The alternative to workers’ rights are corporations’ rights. The alternative to freedom of religion is theocracy. The alternative to body autonomy is control by others. The alternative to the scientific method is assumption and ignorance. The alternative to environmental protection is environmental destruction. These contrasting ideologies are not of equal value, objectively.
In other words, if I make a statement like “people shouldn’t own slaves” there is no contrary view that should be entertained.
You want someone to tolerate the intolerance of your desired contrary worldview, but again, you should know that it’s not hypocritical for the tolerant and accepting people to not accept your views.
Here’s the thing though: not all ideas are created equal. You want equal airtime for contrary views, but those contrary views are
1. less popular statistically
2. against the interests of the working class
The alternative worldview to progressivism is basically pro-capital, anti-minority, anti-equality nonsense.
You’re unhappy that progressives hurl insults at regressives, but it should be noted that they are not falling into the trap of the paradox of tolerance.
When one breaks the social contract, they’re no longer under the protections of that contract, and that’s what happens when the regressive ideology sends hate toward the poor, women, LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and other similarly disenfranchised groups.
The alternative to progressive taxation is regressive taxation. The alternative to equal rights is unequal rights. The alternative to workers’ rights are corporations’ rights. The alternative to freedom of religion is theocracy. The alternative to body autonomy is control by others. The alternative to the scientific method is assumption and ignorance. The alternative to environmental protection is environmental destruction. These contrasting ideologies are not of equal value, objectively.
In other words, if I make a statement like “people shouldn’t own slaves” there is no contrary view that should be entertained.
You want someone to tolerate the intolerance of your desired contrary worldview, but again, you should know that it’s not hypocritical for the tolerant and accepting people to not accept your views.