Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMight as well say it out loud.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square184linkfedilinkarrow-up11Karrow-down136
arrow-up1967arrow-down1imageMight as well say it out loud.lemmy.worldDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square184linkfedilink
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·2 days agoThere’s no contract, there’s a social norm to be tolerant. And if you’re intolerant you’ve violated that social norm. That includes if you’re intolerant of the intolerant.
minus-squarebufalo1973@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThat norm only applies to the ones that follow that norm.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoRight, so if you’re intolerant of anybody, including intolerant people, you’re not following that norm.
minus-squarebufalo1973@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoWrong. You tolerate the tolerants, I tolerate you. You don’t tolerate tolerants, I don’t tolerate you. And by default, everyone is tolerant until proven intolerant.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours ago I don’t tolerate you. Which means you’re not tolerant, and people should not tolerate you.
minus-squarebufalo1973@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoTolerance is not an absolute.
minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoI tolerate them.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoSo, you tolerate people who are intolerant?
minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoI tolerate that one.
There’s no contract, there’s a social norm to be tolerant. And if you’re intolerant you’ve violated that social norm. That includes if you’re intolerant of the intolerant.
That norm only applies to the ones that follow that norm.
Right, so if you’re intolerant of anybody, including intolerant people, you’re not following that norm.
Wrong.
You tolerate the tolerants, I tolerate you. You don’t tolerate tolerants, I don’t tolerate you.
And by default, everyone is tolerant until proven intolerant.
Which means you’re not tolerant, and people should not tolerate you.
Tolerance is not an absolute.
I tolerate them.
So, you tolerate people who are intolerant?
I tolerate that one.