Newly released data from the FBI shows hate crimes in 2022 reached an all-time high since the agency began tracking such incidents, up nearly 7% from 2021.

Experts who spoke with the BBC say a host of factors, including aggressive political rhetoric and social media, have contributed to this uptick in violence - and they worry a heated upcoming presidential campaign season and violence in the Middle East could worsen the trend.

  • spaceghoti@lemmy.oneOP
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    1 year ago

    Wow, did you ever miss the point. The paradox of tolerance is effectively pointing out that tolerance isn’t a suicide pact. When someone advocates for violence, the tolerant response is not “I’m sorry you feel that way. Have a Snickers bar.” The only appropriate response is “you need to come with these uniformed people to a place where you can be segregated until you get rehabilitated.” And if they won’t go without violence, then violence is the only response to keep them in check.

    That’s why we talk about punching Nazis.

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      1 year ago

      Calling it a paradox is failing to understand what a paradox is.

      Again, it’s just linguistic horseshit that adds nothing to any conversation.