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by teh_klev 1945 days ago
> In a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance?

What if in a society once tolerant to gaybashing, and other things (not so long ago), should one not tolerate "intolerance" to this? I think your question needs re-phrased.

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Tolerate intolerance to tolerance of gaybashing?

That is just not being tolerant to intolerance. The question stands

> Tolerate intolerance to tolerance of gaybashing?

Which explains why you should probably re-phrase. And also because not all societies on this planet are the same in terms of "tolerance".

> That is just not being tolerant to intolerance

This is what you meant. It fits in the question. You are just phrasing it differently and calling it fundamentally different, when it is just a rearrangement and expansion of words. You can do this indefinitely, but the meaning won't change.