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Australia cancels visa of Jewish influencer who previously called for Islam to be banned
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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Either you commit to a society that respects people as people regardless of their ethnicity, religion or sexual or gender identity (so long as they don't limit the freedoms of others), or you don't. I wouldn't call that an arbitrary line. If your views cross that line, I will not tolerate them.
The local neonazis held a "book club" at a public library here once (a publicity stunt because they knew it would make a lot of people angry). One liberal writer decided to go there to participate and to talk to them. She announced this beforehand and an article was published in the biggest newspaper in the country. It must've come as quite a surprise to her and all the idiots cheering her on for her tolerance, when she changed no minds and only contributed to the publicity stunt while also lending some of her credibility to them. Tolerating their views only gives them more legitimacy as a part of the political discourse.
When I see neonazis marching on the street here, I go shout obscenities at them to make sure they as a group feel unwelcome. The last time that one of them came up to me asking if I had a problem, I tried to talk some sense into him and I think I succeeded at least to an extent. Because a one on one conversation detached from the wider context is the only possible avenue to do so, when the us vs. them tribalism is at least somewhat removed and people can actually see each other instead of just a member of the opposing tribe. No cameras or ulterior motives, no incentive to keep up appearances as the best little loyal member in our team. That's how I think we should treat intolerance.
You don't see the irony of defining a group of people whom you will not tolerate, on the basis that they are not tolerant?
This definition might be perfectly reasonable, but like any definition it can be used to capture people you don't want to be tolerant of. Your own intentions may be virtuous, but my point is weilding the paradox of tolerance like a stick to beat fascists is hypocrisy.
Instead, it's fine to just acknowledge that we don't tolerate fascists, without trying to cling to the moral high ground with this "paradox" nonsense.
I already explained in my previous comment that there is no real paradox, only the appearance of one when tolerance is framed as a virtue rather than a contract.
Why don't you tolerate fascists? What's your reasoning for it?