How do we lead moral lives in an age of bullies? | Robert Reich
www.theguardian.com
In my lifetime, I have witnessed a shift from support of decency to tolerance of cruelty. Where do we go from here?
  • @[email protected]English
    12•15 days ago

    And I quote:

    Edit: being nice doesn’t have to extend to absolutely everyone forever, people have to earn that respect. There’s nothing immoral in dropping the niceties when someone refuses to get out of your hair, or is being actively hostile toward you. Better to be fair than nice, anyway.

    • Norah (pup/it/she)English
      8•15 days ago

      The intolerance paradox is only a problem if you think fascists can be fairly debated and reasoned with. They can’t. They need to be treated like school aged bullies, put in timeout, scolded and ignored.

      • Jake FarmEnglish
        1•15 days ago

        That doesn’t fucking work either. The status quo for the last 50 years is scold and ignore and yet here they are.