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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
That can be used by any authoritarian claiming to be the greatest good.
It's great to bully and censor but inevitably ends in subjugation.
That's the types that want this end up in very small circles or simply agreeing with whatever authority sells.
As long as you have clear boundaries as to what's acceptable or not, a population with critical thinking skills will always be able to tell what's going on.
I had this debate with a friend a while back. He said we should tolerate nazi flags because "what if the government decides the pride flag is a hateful flag". Well, the nazi flag (at least coloquially) stands for "Kill all jews", while the pride flag stands for "Be proud of your sexual orientation and gender identity". One of these passes the hate speech/incitement test, the other doesn't.
There just needs to be consistent and well thought out rules in place. If it's the case, I'm not scared of authoritarians using the paradox of tolerance to their advantage because it's so transparent.