Lena@gregtech.eu to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoViolence bad!!!1!!!!gregtech.euimagemessage-square107linkfedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down118
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1imageViolence bad!!!1!!!!gregtech.euLena@gregtech.eu to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square107linkfedilink
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·5 months agoAppeal to force is fascist. Necessary force to prevent abuse of force isn’t. In a free society, we argue with words, not violence. We resort to force only when necessary to prevent imminent violence.
minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoThis is the same principle as behind the social contract of tolerance - intolerance is permitted, but only as a response to intolerance which isn’t being used to defend the tolerant.
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoOkay well, the violence is happening now so I guess you guys can all stfu and get to the force portion of dealing with it.
Appeal to force is fascist. Necessary force to prevent abuse of force isn’t.
In a free society, we argue with words, not violence. We resort to force only when necessary to prevent imminent violence.
This is the same principle as behind the social contract of tolerance - intolerance is permitted, but only as a response to intolerance which isn’t being used to defend the tolerant.
Okay well, the violence is happening now so I guess you guys can all stfu and get to the force portion of dealing with it.