I sometimes post news articles that examine possible problems in society. Some may agree with the author, some may disagree. I often see these posts being downvoted if many disagree with the author.
Why do you downvote the post instead of commenting to express your disagreement?
As far as I understand, the idea is to upvote the post to spur conversation and comment to express your agreement or disagreement. Or did I misunderstand something?
Because if you use force to suppress people’s opinions instead of rationally arguing with them, it gives the impression that they may have a good point.
Nope. Popper’s Paradox of Tolerance.
You’ll have to excuse the lack of elaboration but I’m kinda done of repeating myself when it comes to this topic.
You should ditch all qualms about losing the moral high ground over nazis. They don’t give a fuck, and neither should you.
Come on, don’t make me
tap the signpost the Sartre quote, you know, the one that goes:Not giving someone a platform on a stage is hardly using force to suppress people’s opinions. Go parade nazism elsewhere, you have your platforms. I promise, when there’s something worthwhile to read and respond to, people will.