"Once you're willing to debate whether one group of people or another should be abused, then abusing and expelling people from society is something that is up for debate."
~@JuliusGoat

Really good thread about being "reasonable" when discussing intolerance from A. R. Moxon.

Read the whole thing:
mstdn.social/@JuliusGoat@masto

Reminds me of the "Paradox of Tolerance" essay.

#Racism #Sexism #Bigotry
#LGBT #Homophobia

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@ZhiZhu @JuliusGoat This is a deliberate tactic: shifting the Overton Window. Getting people *used to thinking about* whether x-group of people should be abused and expelled is the initial purpose of insisting there is a discussion to be had.

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