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axhl | 4 years ago

Not quite. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

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NikolaeVarius|4 years ago

Posting a wiki article is not an argument

nautilius|4 years ago

Well yes, it directly corrects the wrong attribution made above.

defaultprimate|4 years ago

The premise for Hitler's hatred of the Jews was that they view non Jews as cattle who exist solely to serve the Jews, and were subverting German culture to achieve this end.

the_drunkard|4 years ago

I actually think about this paradox relative to the uptick in crime in major cities.

Take SF for example where crime has seemingly spiked and there's no willingness to enforce the law /prosecute offenders.

On one hand, a version of Hammurabi's Code (to cut off the hand of thieves) is probably inappropriate. On the other, we've created an environment where there's no repercussion for breaking the law.

Personally, I find myself favoring Hammurabi's approach.

I don't believe his code specifically addressed petty theft; allow me to paint with broad strokes.