[esrh]

It's to be freer than china

[albertopv]

"If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them"

[mistermann]

"Saying something is true doesn't make it true, but if you say it enough times it can literally make it seem true."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_truth_effect

Tolerance is an important social/psychological phenomenon, but perception is even more important. Teaching people to think in memes is dangerous imho.

[mantas]

On top of that, maybe we shouldn't put tolerance itself as a goal? It's a tool. And a tool that can be greatly abused. But nowadays it seems to be a goal by itself. Which both opens up a lot of abuse and seems a wee meaningless as a goal by itself.

[saagarjha]

Why flag intolerance selectively?

[josephcsible]

America should unconditionally extend freedom to its own citizens, but not to agents of foreign governments that don't reciprocate in kind.