Lena@gregtech.eu to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoViolence bad!!!1!!!!gregtech.euimagemessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1974arrow-down118
arrow-up1956arrow-down1imageViolence bad!!!1!!!!gregtech.euLena@gregtech.eu to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·18 days 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-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days 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.
minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days 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.
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.
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.
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.