@AWGear
Many of the ‘anti-nazi’ artist cited an interpretation of the Paradox of Tolerance, where if a tolerant society tolerates intolerance, intolerance will inevitably occur (whether the intolerant are themselves not tolerated or whether the intolerant prevail).
@Background Pony #7131
Your citation counters your use of the paradox.
“I do not imply, for instance, that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies;
as long as we can counter them by rational argument and keep them in check by public opinion, suppression would certainly be most unwise. But we should claim the right to suppress them if necessary even by force; for it may easily turn out that
they are not prepared to meet us on the level of rational argument,
but begin by denouncing all argument; they may forbid their followers to listen to rational argument, because it is deceptive, and teach them to answer arguments by the use of their fists or pistols.”
Emphasis mine. The writer is warning of intolerant forces not willing to engage in rational disscussion.
Though I have seen nobody advocating for fascist
ideology, those calling for banning fascist
iconography (no matter how silly it is presented) have been disparaging mere discussion and are starting to pose the most credible threat to the site’s funding by appealing to Patreon directly.
What was that old saying? That the new fascists will call themselves anti-fascist?
