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As much as I would probably disagree with their messages and posts, would they not do the same to us if the positions were to be switched?
I personally take a stance closer to "all deserve a connected platform and if you don't like it, block them" as even if I might disagree with them, they still deserve a platform.
No one "deserves" a platform. People should have the right to free speech, but equal volume has never been a guarantee. That's up to your community.
The beauty of the Fediverse is that no one is forcing you to choose/stay on your instance. If they want to talk about that stuff, they have their own instances for it. Lemmy.world is meant to be a comfortable instance for all, and if that means defederating, so be it.
Lol. See US Republicans. Nah, tolerance should not be a mistake we repeat. Letβs go back to the Indiana Jones style of tolerance towards Nazis
The paradox of tolerance disappears when you view tolerance as a social contract rather than a moral absolute.
I do not support them nor what they do, but my belief is that every person deserves the freedom to speak their mind even if the message is hateful or I completely disagree with it.
I for one do not support hate messages directed towards anyone besides communists, yet I still believe they should still be able to speak their hate since that is true, uncensored free speech.
defederation is not censorship