The goal isn’t to anesthetize disagreement; it is to inoculate public life against dehumanizing hierarchies smuggled in as common sense.
The goal isn’t to anesthetize disagreement; it is to inoculate public life against dehumanizing hierarchies smuggled in as common sense.
It’s kinda the paradox of tolerance come to think of it. Civility and tolerance go hand in hand.
This whole article is fucking awesome, but I think maybe this line says it best:
Psychological inoculation is the key to battling disinformation, and calling out half truths or fact checking claims is not intolerance. It’s just bare minimum moral responsibility for anyone claiming to represent a liberal viewpoint.