• ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    That’s just something the ignorant say

    If you try to get rid of intolerance then you will find they out number you and it will lead to a more intolerant society

    You have to limit the ability for it to spread by expanding education and publicly engage with them to challenge their ideas so that others can see the faults in their logic

    The worst thing you can do is force them into their own communities, something social media promotes, because then intolerance grows

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      11 months ago

      Intolerance is an expression of anger. So are a lot of other bad behaviors. Anger always finds a way.

      Get rid of the anger and you get rid of the intolerance.

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      11 months ago

      publicly engage with them to challenge their ideas so that others can see the faults in their logic

      Yes, but you want to be careful you’re not lending legitimacy to their movement, either. If it’s a fringe, wacko idea, it shouldn’t be on NBC.

      But yeah, inoculating people against the kinds of arguments they make is good work.