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The Paradox of Tolerance vis à vis freedom of expression

Just as we can’t effectively fight intolerance with tolerance, we can’t effectively fight bad speech with more speech.

#FreeSpeech #KarlPopper #KenWhite #ParadoxOfIntolerance #Popehat #Substack #YonatanZunger

https://blog.kamens.us/2023/12/21/the-paradox-of-tolerance-vis-a-vis-freedom-of-expression/

The Paradox of Tolerance vis à vis freedom of expression

Just as we can’t effectively fight intolerance with tolerance, we can’t effectively fight bad speech with more speech.

#FreeSpeech #KarlPopper #KenWhite #ParadoxOfIntolerance #Popehat #Substack #YonatanZunger

https://blog.kamens.us/2023/12/21/the-paradox-of-tolerance-vis-a-vis-freedom-of-expression/

Forced revelation of information makes individual privilege more important (2014)

In practice, the forced revelation of information makes individual privilege and power more important. When everyone has to play with their cards on the table, so to speak, then people who feel like they can be themselves without consequence do so freely -- these generally being people with support groups of like-minded people, and who are neither economically nor physically vulnerable. People who are more vulnerable to consequences use concealment as a method of protection: it makes it possible to speak freely about controversial subjects, or even about any subjects, without fear of harassment.

-- Yonatan Zunger, chief architect of Google+

HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27858439

#RealNames #anonymity #pseudonymity #identity #power #PowerRelationships #YonatanZunger #GooglePlus #DavidBrin #TransparentSociety

Tolerance is not a moral precept (2017)

Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social norm because it allows different people to live side-by-side without being at each other’s throats. It means that we accept that people may be different from us, in their customs, in their behavior, in their dress, in their sex lives, and that if this doesn’t directly affect our lives, it is none of our business. But the model of a peace treaty differs from the model of a moral precept in one simple way: the protection of a peace treaty only extends to those willing to abide by its terms. It is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others. A peace treaty is not a suicide pact.

https://extranewsfeed.com/tolerance-is-not-a-moral-precept-1af7007d6376?gi=4c30ad1493c9

#tolerance #PeaceTreaty #NotASuicidePact #ParadoxOfTolerance #morality #ethics #values #YonatanZunger

Welcome to #Norway

A #dailyPhoto taken recently during a trip to #Saltdal, #Nordland, here in Norway. A #farm house painted with the typical Norwegian red paint can be seen in the background: https://mastodon.social/media/2CwhpxX5Hrk0rP0Aoa4

If you want to learn a bit more about why the #paint so often is red, you might like this article former #GooglePlus chief architect #YonatanZunger once wrote about that: https://web.archive.org/web/20180116213841/https://plus.google.com/+YonatanZunger/posts/EfmdR6VWvRM

#landscapePhotography #ruralPhotography #landscapes