whiskeypickle

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (15 children)

that's not an error by the writer, that's an error in your understanding of the text and the meaning of the word "paradox".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (21 children)

in what way? if it's so wrong, it should be easy for you to prove, logically.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

link to the policy that allows for "unlimited migration to Germany in 2015". i'd like to see it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (24 children)

Paradox of tolerance

The paradox of tolerance states that if a society is tolerant without limit, its ability to be tolerant is eventually seized or destroyed by the intolerant. Karl Popper described it as the seemingly self-contradictory idea that in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

this, explained thusly: democracy works pretty well when we all play by the rules. fascists know this, so fascists subvert democracy by not playing by the rules. this breaks democracy.

more info: The Alt-Right Playbook: You Go High, We Go Low

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yarr 🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

some adbot or AI bot will try to sell it a porn subscription.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Barriers to entry? Collecting data? Do you want testers or not?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It gains power by creeping in via democratic processes and slowly undermining them through manipulation and fear.

more info

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I saw the toot on mastodon. Did not re-toot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

“Oh, yeah? Well, we’ll make our own NATO with Skype and fascism!”

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