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by Natsu 1448 days ago
The paradox of tolerance was aimed at those who would with "fists or pistols" prevent others from sharing their views and was premised on the right of self-defense.

In historical context, it's seems squarely aimed at the paramilitary organizations of various movements popular around the 1930s or so who physically injured people for saying things they disliked.

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Which does not seem to justify preemptive intolerance of peacefully expressed dissenting views.