Seth Taylor@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIf only we knew...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up1539file-text
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minus-squaredadarobot@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up41·2 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 months agoPlease quote the part where Karl Popper suggests executing people.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months ago This paradox was articulated by philosopher Karl Popper in The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945),[1] where he argued that a truly tolerant society must retain the right to execute those who promote intolerance. At least, that’s what the op apparently read.
minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoYou intentionally misquoted. You wrote: where he argued that a truly tolerant society must retain the right to execute those who promote intolerance. But the real quote is: where he argued that a truly tolerant society must retain the right to deny tolerance to those who promote intolerance. Why did you do this?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months ago At least, that’s what op apparently read Is joke.
minus-square18107@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoI suggest making edit obvious to those reading who don’t know the original source. Something like: where he argued that a truly tolerant society must retain the right to deny tolerance to the right to execute those who promote intolerance.
minus-squareJigglySackles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoBecause they thought you wouldn’t call them out.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoThat definitely doesn’t say you should kill people you disagree with.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoTIL Georg Elser was as bad as Hitler. /s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
Please quote the part where Karl Popper suggests executing people.
At least, that’s what the op apparently read.
You intentionally misquoted. You wrote:
But the real quote is:
Why did you do this?
Is joke.
I suggest making edit obvious to those reading who don’t know the original source. Something like:
Because they thought you wouldn’t call them out.
That definitely doesn’t say you should kill people you disagree with.
TIL Georg Elser was as bad as Hitler. /s